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Tropicana Orange Juice is one of the most popular beverages in the world. It’s incredibly delicious and has been a staple in households around the globe for many years. Not only is it an incredibly tasty drink, but it also offers a variety of health benefits. But, is Tropicana Orange Juice vegan?
Many flavors of Tropicana Orange Juice are vegan such as Original (No Pulp), Low Acid, Tropical Sunrise Light, 100% Apple Juice and Pineapple Orange just to name a few. They are vegan because they don’t contain ingredients sourced from animals.
Below is a table showing Tropicana Orange Juice flavors and its vegan status.
| Flavor | Vegan Status |
| Original (No Pulp) | Vegan. |
| Homestyle (Some Pulp) | Vegan. |
| Grovestand (Lots of Pulp) | Vegan. |
| Calcium + Vitamin D (No Pulp) | Maybe, contains Vitamin D3. |
| Calcium + Vitamin D (Grovestand) | Maybe, contains Vitamin D3. |
| Low Acid | Vegan. |
| Healthy Kids | Maybe, contains Vitamin D3. |
| Vitamin C + Zinc (No Pulp) | Vegan. |
| Orange Tangerine | Vegan. |
| Orange Pineapple | Vegan. |
| Red Grapefruit | Vegan. |
| Zero Sugar Summer Splash Punch | Vegan. |
| Peachy Pineapple Paradise | Vegan. |
| Tropical Sunrise Light | Vegan. |
| Pineapple Mango Splash | Vegan. |
| Caribbean Sunset | Vegan. |
| Piña Colada | Vegan. |
| Strawberry Kiwi Sunrise | Vegan. |
| Summer Berry Bliss | Vegan. |
| Watermelon Breeze | Vegan. |
| Island Punch | Vegan. |
| Strawberry Peach Paradise | Vegan. |
| Lively Lemonade | Vegan. |
| Refreshingly Raspberry Lemonade | Vegan. |
| Trop50 No Pulp | Vegan. |
| Trop50 No Pulp Calcium + Vitamin D | Maybe, contains Vitamin D3. |
| Trop50 Some Pulp | Vegan. |
| Trop50 Vitamin C + Zinc | Vegan. |
| Apple | Vegan. |
| Grape | Vegan. |
| Cranberry | Vegan. |
| Orange Peach Mango | Vegan. |
| Orange Strawberry Banana | Vegan. |
| 100% Orange Juice | Vegan. |
| 100% Apple Juice | Vegan. |
| 100% Grapefruit Juice | Vegan. |
| 100% Juice – Strawberry Kiwi Juice Blend | Vegan. |
| Ruby Red Grapefruit | Vegan. |
| Cranberry | Vegan. |
| Grape Juice | Vegan. |
| Pineapple Orange | Vegan. |
| 100% Strawberry Orange | Vegan. |
| 100% Fruit Medley | Vegan. |
| 100% Juice – Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Blend | Vegan. |
Tropicana Orange Juice Ingredients
Below is a list of ingredients from all the flavors that I could find.
- 100% Orange Juice
- Acid Reduced Orange Juice
- Apple Juice Concentrate
- Apple Puree
- Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
- Beta-Carotene
- Blackberry Juice Concentrate
- Blueberry Juice Concentrate
- Calcium Citrate
- Calcium Hydroxide
- Carrot Juice Concentrate
- Cherry Juice Concentrate
- Citric Acid
- Filtered Water
- Gellan Gum
- Grape Juice Concentrate
- Lemon Juice Concentrate
- Magnesium Phosphate
- Malic Acid
- Mango Puree Concentrate
- Natural Flavors
- Natural Pineapple Flavor
- Natural Coconut Flavor
- Niacinamide (Vitamin B3)
- Orange Juice
- Orange Juice Concentrate
- Passion Fruit Juice Concentrate
- Peach Puree Concentrate*
- Pineapple Juice And Peach Puree Concentrates
- Potassium Citrate
- Purified Stevia Leaf Extract
- Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6) And Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
- Red Grape Juice Concentrate
- Vitamin Eacetate (Vitamin E)
- Vitamin D3
- Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1)
- Tocopherols (Vitamin E)
- Stevia Leaf Extract
- Steviol Glycosides
- Sugar
- Water
- White Grape Juice Concentrate
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As always I’ve highlighted the ingredients that we need to take a closer look at.
Questionable Ingredients
Sugar
Sugar is a controversial ingredient within the vegan community. In the candy and sweets industry the most common sugar types are beet sugar and cane sugar. Beet sugar and raw cane sugar is always vegan-friendly, but when the cane sugar gets refined, it could become a problem for vegans.
In the refining process the sugar is also bleached and a common method is to use bone char from dead cows. Exploiting dead animals in the production process does not align with veganism.
Natural Flavors
Natural flavor is an umbrella term, which means that it often consists of several ingredients and the source of these ingredients are not disclosed on the ingredients label. This means that natural flavors could contain ingredients sourced from animals and it would not show on the ingredients label.
Vitamin D3
A problem with vitamin D3 is that it’s often made from lanolin (sheep wool).
Conclusion
So many flavors of Tropicana Orange Juice are vegan and it’s amazing! However always read the ingredients label, because companies can change their recipes and I’ve seen former vegan-friendly products becoming non-vegan.
Thanks for reading, take care!
