EWG Overall Score Breakdown
The product score is based on weighted scores for nutrition, ingredient and processing concerns. Generally, nutrition counts most, ingredient concerns next and degree of processing least. The weighted scores are added together to determine the final score.Read more about scores here.
EWG scored on three factors: nutrition, ingredient concerns, and the degree of processing. Read the full scoring methodology.
Lower concern
Higher concern
Lower concern
Higher concern
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10
Read our full methodology
Considers calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium, protein, fiber and fruit, vegetable and nut content to differentiate between healthful and less healthful foods. For more information on nutrition concerns, read our full methodology.
EWG calculates that this product contains 11 teaspoons of added sugar per serving [read more]
The nutrition factors used for scoring Dole Strawberry Lemonade Juice From Concentrate, Strawberry Lemonade*
Positive factors
Fruit, vegetable, bean or nut content
Protein content
Fiber content
Omega-3 fatty acids
Negative factors
Calorie density
Sugar/low-calorie sweetener content
Sodium content
Saturated fat content
Trans fat content
* Calculated based on a serving, not per 100 grams.
* Calculated based 100 grams & a single serving.
Considers food additives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and contaminants like mercury and BPA, which can affect human health and the environment. For more information on ingredient concerns, read methodology.
Contains 1 of EWG's top food additives of concern: RED 40
Contains synthetic food dyes [read more]
This product has 4 ingredients with concerns:
- RED 40
This additive is of moderate concern in food. Learn why. - Sodium Polyphosphates
This additive is of moderate concern in food. Learn why. - Potassium Benzoate
This additive is of lower concern in food. Learn why. - Natural Flavor
This additive is of lower concern in food. Learn why.
Estimates how much the food has been processed. Considers many factors, chief among them, modification of individual ingredients from whole foods and number of artificial ingredients. For more information on processing concerns, read our full methodology.
Product has been classified as having moderate processing concerns
Products with moderate and high processing concerns generally have more artificial ingredients, more ingredients that have been significantly modified from whole foods, and more ingredients overall.
Contains food additives of moderate concern
Contains 1 of EWG's top food additives of concern: RED 40
EWG calculates that this product contains 11 teaspoons of added sugar per serving [read more]
Eating too much of any type of sugar can lead to tooth decay. Added sugars like high fructose corn syrup, honey, sugar and dextrose are more concerning than natural sugars like raisins because they can lead to obesity by adding calories without being accompanied by important nutrients like potassium, vitamin C or fiber. Americans average 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day (NCI 2010; USDA and DHHS 2010). The World Health Organization recommends no more than 6 to 12 teaspoons of added sugar a day for adults, children should eat even less (WHO 2002; WHO 2014).
Contains synthetic food dyes [read more]
Health concerns about the use of dyes in children's food has a led to a reduction in usage but these colorants are still common.
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Added "flavors" are secret and often complex mixtures of chemicals that modify and manipulate the taste and smell of food. The lack of disclosure is a public right to know issue and especially concerning to people with unusual food allergies or on restricted diets.
Product has been classified as having moderate processing concerns
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From the Package
WATER, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE NATURAL FLAVOR, SODIUM CITRATE SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATES (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), GUM ARABIC, POTASSIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), GLYCEROL ESTER OF ROSIN, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), RED 40.
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