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Spiced Apple Shrub

Contains added sugar

A sweet-tart apple mixer with ginger and warming spices; the brand says it is made by hand in small batches in Pennsylvania. Each 1 oz serving has 18 g added sugar and natural flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)
$10.95 lowest price at Tait Farm Foods
Price and stock checked Nov 1, 2026
Key nutrition facts
70caloriesPer serving · 1 oz (30mL)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
18g▼
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: organic sugar, apple juice concentrate, water, natural flavors, citric acid, ascorbic acid, malic acid, apple cider vinegar, water, ginger, cinnamon sticks, allspice, cloves
On Open Food FactsNOVA 3Processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
37 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as beveragesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%8
Ingredients · counts 30%56
Processing · counts 10%35
Sourcing · counts 10%45
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 37
Nutrition 8 · 18 g added sugar per 1 oz; otherwise typical for drinks
Ingredients 56 · Sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Juice concentrate, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 35 · Sweetened mixer with natural flavors and added acids.
Sourcing 45 · Organic sugar is listed; the apple ingredient's source isn't stated.
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; natural flavors aren't specified.
18 g added sugar
Contains natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for sugar, juice concentrate
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Organic sugar Apple juice concentrate Water Natural flavors Citric acid Ascorbic acid Malic acid Apple cider vinegar Water Ginger Cinnamon sticks Allspice Cloves
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 2 limited risk
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (E300)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin C, used to keep colour and freshness; safe.
Malic acid (E296)AcidNo risk
The natural acid in apples; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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