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Mott’s is an American company that produces apple juice and other apple-based products. The company was founded in 1842 by Samuel R. Mott, and the Mott’s apple juice is made with 100% real apples and no artificial flavors or colors. It is a popular choice for kids and adults alike. But, is Mott’s apple juice vegan?
All Flavors of Mott’s apple juice are vegan, however some flavors do contain natural flavors, which is most likely vegan.
Below is a table showing Mott’s Apple Juice flavors and its vegan status.
| Flavor | Vegan Status |
| Mott’s 100% Original Apple Juice | Vegan. |
| Mott’s 100% Organic Apple Juice | Vegan. |
| Mott’s Natural 100% Apple Juice | Vegan. |
| Mott’s 100% Apple Mango Juice | Vegan, but contains Natural Flavors. |
| Mott’s 100% Apple White Grape Juice | Vegan, but contains Natural Flavors. |
| Mott’s 100% Fruit Punch Juice | Vegan, but contains Natural Flavors. |
| Mott’s 100% Apple Cherry Juice | Vegan, but contains Natural Flavors. |
Mott’s Apple Juice Ingredients
Below is a list of ingredients from all the flavors that I could find.
- Apple
- Apple And Cherry Juice Concentrates
- Apple And Grape Juice Concentrates
- Apple Juice Concentrate
- Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
- Beta Carotene (Color)
- Grape
- Mango Puree Concentrate
- Natural Flavors
- Orange And Cherry Juice Concentrates
- Vegetable And Fruit Juice (For Color)
- Water
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As always I’ve highlighted the ingredients that we need to take a closer look at.
Questionable Ingredients
Natural Flavors
Natural flavors is a tricky ingredient for vegans because it’s an umbrella, meaning that several ingredients can be placed here and the source of these ingredient can be both animal-sourced and plant-based. The problem is that the source is almost never disclosed on the ingredients label.
Now since the the product is apple juice, the natural flavors is highly likely to be vegan-friendly. I still worth mentioning that National Geographic disclosed that some vanilla flavors actually contained butt goo from beavers. So vegans can never be sure when it comes to natural flavors.
Conclusion
With probably all flavors of Mott’s apple juice being vegan is amazing news for vegans. There are some controversial ingredients that can sometimes be found in other apple juice brands such as sugar and this this has an issue with bone char being used in the production process.
The best part of Mott’s apple juice is the fact that the only sugar used is natural sugar from apples.
I hope this article help you, thanks for reading, take care!
