100% Apple Juice

Name: 100% Apple Juice
Brand: Mott's

81Clean

Contaminants · 4

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead2.8 ppbof 5 ppb

56% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic4 ppbof 10 ppb

40% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Mott's 100% Apple Juice healthy?

Mott's 100% Apple Juice scores 81/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Mott's 100% Apple Juice?

Mott's 100% Apple Juice lists 3 ingredients, starting with Apple Juice Concentrate, Ascorbic Acid and Water. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Mott's 100% Apple Juice contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Mott's 100% Apple Juice’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Mott's 100% Apple Juice?

Mott's 100% Apple Juice is NOVA group 2: processed culinary ingredients. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Mott's 100% Apple Juice compare to other juices?

At 81/100 Mott's 100% Apple Juice sits in our top band, among the better juices we have scored. A higher-scoring option in juices is Trader Joe's Organic 100% Sicilian Lemon Juice at 100/100.

Is Mott's 100% Apple Juice organic?

Mott's 100% Apple Juice is not certified organic in our data.

Has Mott's 100% Apple Juice been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Mott's 100% Apple Juice have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Mott's 100% Apple Juice contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 2.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and arsenic at 4 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Mott's 100% Apple Juice. Every reading is under its limit. It also tested for cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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