Food companies use various health claims to appeal to the public eye. In many cases however, these product health claims can be very deceiving. Therefore, it is important for the public to seek the truth hiding behind the deceiving words.
A product I wish to analyze is “Sunny delight orange juice.” This drink is among the most popular kid drinks in American, with an estimated $450 million revenue annually. Its company Procter and gamble targets health-promoting mothers, suggesting that the sunny delight orange juice is a better option than a regular soft drink. The company proposes that the juice is a tangy citrus punch with 100% vitamin C. It does not take much for the mothers to believe this, because the drink appears to look like a typical orange juice at sight. However, Director Michael F. Jacobson, a CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) Executive Director thinks differently. He believes that the Sunny delight orange juice is a fake juice, designed to deceive the public. He claims that the juice is essentially sugar water with insignificant amounts of juice and vitamins added to it. Jacobson also writes that the juice is a little more than an orange soft drink, without the bubbles. In a fruit juice article “Just say no to Sunny-D,” Jillita Horton states that the actual real fruit juice in Sunny-D includes only 2 % or less of the ingredients and advises the public to watch out for the artificial juice.
The truth of the Sunny Delight orange juice is unfortunately, just as the experts stated. Seeing the Ingredients label at the back of the juice, it states that the juice consists of water, high fructose and syrup, artificial color (Yellow #5, #6) and preservatives (Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Sodium Benzoate). It specifically writes also, that there are 2% or less of the concentrated juice. Therefore, I concluded that the claims made by Sunny-D juice are very misleading and deceiving.
Knowing the real deal behind the fancy labels of the Sunny delight juice, I would not recommend this product to anyone seeking a healthy drink. I am certain that this artificial drink would not be of any help to those promoting a healthy diet. A healthier option would be to buy a juice that has a label that says 100% juice. I would recommend the Minute made frozen 100% orange juice. This frozen juice is not only cheaper than regular carton orange juice, but tastes better also. In a world where artificial products are called real food, it is important for the public to watch out for what they are eating.
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