Course:FNH200/Assignments/2023/Simply 50 Orange vs Simply Orange Pulp Free
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Briefly introduce your food products
We will be comparing Simply Orange with its low sugar and low calorie alternative Simply 50. Simply 50 has 50% less sugar and calories compared to the regular orange juice
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Ingredient lists (4 points)
1. List of Ingredients
Simply Orange:
- 100% orange juice
Simply 50:
- Filtered Water, Orange Juice, Orange Pulp, Citric Acid, Natural Flavour, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Stevia Extract, Natural Colour
2. Additives / Fat Substitutes / Sugar Substitutes
Simply Orange:
- Simply Orange does not have any additives, fat substitutes or sugar substitutes because it is 100% orange juice.
Simply 50:
- Simply 50 contains Stevia which is a sugar substitute, and Citric and Ascorbic Acid which are additives as well as ‘natural’ colours and flavours which are also additives.
3. Additives / Fat Substitutes / Sugar Substitutes
Simply Orange:
- N/A as there are no additives
Simply 50:
- The role of the sugar substitute, Stevia, is to provide a sweetness to the drink since Simply 50 waters down the orange juice to get a lower calorie count, they need to add a sugar substitute to preserve the original sweetness. Also Stevia has 0 Cal/g and is able to remain stable under acidic conditions which is necessary since orange juice contains citric acid and additional citric acid and ascorbic acid is added.
- The role of the Citric Acid is to help enhance the sour flavour of the juice as the orange juice has been watered down.
- The role of the Ascorbic Acid is to increase the amount of vitamin C in the drink as oranges contain a large amount of vitamin C and adding water into the drink would reduce the percentage of vitamin C in the drink.
4. Compare and contrast the lists of the two products and explain differences
Simply Orange is 100% pure orange juice, with no additives, preservatives, or sweeteners. Simply 50 is a blend of orange juice, filtered water, and orange pulp with various additives and preservatives, such as: citric acid, ascorbic acid, and stevia extract as a sweetener.
Simply Orange does not list any sweeteners in its ingredients, so it relies only on the natural sweetness of the oranges, whereas Simply 50 has stevia extract as a sweetener, which is made by extracting steviol glycosides from the leaves of the stevia plant, so it is a plant based sweetener. Both products contain orange juice, but Simply Orange is composed of 100% orange juice, whereas Simply 50 is composed of orange juice and additives, so its orange juice content is less than 100%.
Simply Orange contains no additives or preservatives, whereas Simply 50 includes several additives, such as citric acid (for acidity), natural flavor (to enhance taste), ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), stevia extract (a sweetener), and natural color (for visual appeal).
Labels (1 points)
| Simply 50 Orange vs Simply Orange Pulp Free | |
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| Common Name | Simply 50 Orange / Simply Orange Pulp Free |
| Bilingualism | Labels are written in English and French on physical labels (Image 5, 6, 7, 8)
However, the online labels only have English information. (Image 1, 3) |
| Country of Origin | It isn't written on the label and it isn't a requirement either |
| Date Markings & Storage Instructions | Best Before Date and Time is written on the bottle (Image 5)
The instructions on the bottle are "shake well" and "keep refrigerated" (Image 6) |
| Name & Principle Place of Business | Manufactured by/for the Minute Maid Company Canada inc. (Image 6)
Based in Toronto, Ontario (Image 6) |
| Legibility & Location | It is easy to read the information on the label, and the item can be found easily in markets in Canada |
| Net Quantity | 1.54L is written on the front of the bottle (Image 7, 8) |
| Nutrition Facts | Nutrition facts include serving size, calories, and also information about fat, sodium, carbohydrate, sugars, protein, vitamin C, folate for both,
and pulp free juice also includes potassium (Image 1, 3)
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| Irradiation | Not found on the item because products are not irradiated |
| List of Ingredients and Allergens | The ingredient lists can be found in Images 2 and 4
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| Sweeteners | The used sweeteners are shown in the labels for both
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| Food Additives | The used additives are shown in the labels for both
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| Claim and Statements | 50 Orange: "50% less calories than regular orange juice" (Image 8)
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The information complies with the regulatory requirements as outlined in Lesson 04. It has the following mandatory labelling requirements-
- Bilingual labelling-The physical label has information both in English and French, however the online labelling only has information in English only. The online labelling does not follow the mandatory labelling requirement as the requirement needs the labelling to be done in official languages of the country
- Common name of the food.
- Date marking and storage instructions
- Identity and Principal Place of Business
- Legibility and location
- List of ingredients
- Nutrition Facts table
- Net quantity of the food
- Sweeteners
- Nutrient content claims
- Diet-related health claims
References
- https://www.supermarchepa.com/products/simply-orange-juice-jus-1-54l
- https://www.simplybeverages.ca/simply-orange/simply-orange-pulp-free-juice
- https://www.simplybeverages.ca/simply-50/simply-50-orange
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