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Texas Grapefruit Shrub

Contains benzoic acid

This tart shrub combines Texas grapefruit juice, champagne vinegar and cane sugar. Each 0.5 oz serving has 3 g added sugar and includes gum arabic and benzoic acid.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$15.00 lowest price at Liber & Co.
Price and stock checked Nov 1, 2026
Key nutrition facts
16caloriesPer serving · 0.5 Oz (15 mL)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Free sugar
4g▼
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Grapefruit juice, cane sugar, champagne vinegar, filtered water, gum arabic, grapefruit oil, benzoic acid, allspice oil
Product details
PackagingRecyclable shipping materials, including recycled cardboard boxesRecyclableRecycled material
“Everything from our tape to our recycled corrugated cardboard boxes can be recycled.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
46 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as beveragesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%3
Ingredients · counts 30%70
Processing · counts 10%55
Sourcing · counts 10%75
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 46
Nutrition 3 · 4 g sugar from juice per 0.5 Oz; otherwise typical for drinks
Ingredients 70 · Cane sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Grapefruit, sugar and vinegar with gum arabic and benzoic acid.
Sourcing 75 · The brand says grapefruit comes from Texas orchards; no certification or farm is named.
Transparency 75 · Complete ingredient list and Texas grapefruit origin are stated.
3 g added sugar per serving
Contains gum arabic and benzoic acid
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
Varies by additive−10 for benzoates
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Grapefruit juice Cane sugar Champagne vinegar Filtered water Gum arabic Grapefruit oil Benzoic acid Allspice oil
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Gum arabic (acacia) (E414)ThickenerNo risk
A natural tree-sap fibre; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
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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