None at all, according to the labels on the juices Julie drank. Julie's house-brand apple juice contains 120 calories per serving and the label claims no food values whatever. Capri Sun delivers 100 calories per 6.75 oz. Julie's grape juice, like many frozen juices and punches, also carries calories without vitamins, minerals, or fiber. The actual nutrition in fruit juices varies by kind, and among brands.
Some apple juices, for instance, claim no vitamin or mineral content at all.
A fresh, unprocessed apple, by comparison, contains only 5 percent of vitamin C but also 5 percent of potassium and 4 grams of fiber, plus pectin and enzymes which, researchers have recently discovered, strengthen the human immune system. A careful study of labels shows that a number of items in the juice section claim no nutritional value at all. Answer these questions by calculating your Target Heart Rate and your Body Mass Index. Track your workout progress, join the support network, get advice in our friendly forum and smile hard at The Fit Side - our comical fitness cartoon. Then tell us what you think in our viewer survey.