Can you spot the ultraprocessed foods?

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

V8 Splash Juice, Fruit Medley
Beverages
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free✨ Seed Oil Free

V8 Splash Juice, Fruit Medley

V8®
64 foz
Available at Foodtown
40
Calories
0g
Protein
9g
Sugars
15mg
Sodium
55
Ingredients

What You Should Know

V8 Splash Juice, Fruit Medley reads like a family-friendly, shelf-stable answer to fruity refreshment. You'd spot the 64 fl oz plastic bottle in the juice and refrigerated beverages aisle—or on endcaps near other flavored juice drinks, kiddie juice boxes, and summer picnic staples—often shelved with multi-serving, value-size drinks for families. It’s pitched for casual, everyday occasions: packed into school lunches, carried on road trips, kept in the fridge for backyard barbecues or poolside sipping, and poured for movie nights or weekend gatherings. Brand positioning leans into approachable, family-centered marketing: bright, playful labeling, a promise of “fruit medley” flavor and added vitamins, and language that emphasizes convenience and kid appeal rather than premium or organic credentials. Label claims are modest—5% juice, added vitamin C and B vitamins, and “vegetarian-friendly”—but there is no organic certification; the ingredient list also includes artificial sweeteners and colorants despite “natural flavoring” language. Processing context: this is a highly formulated, shelf-stable flavored beverage made from juice concentrates plus added sweeteners, colors, and stabilizers. Sensory details: the mouthfeel is thin and watery with a sweet, candy-like fruit aroma and a bright, artificially intensified flavor profile; carbonation is absent. Packaging is a large, squeezable or pourable PET bottle with colorful graphics; the typical ritual is grab-and-pour over ice, fill a tumbler for kids, or mix into mocktails and smoothies for extra sweetness and color. In American grocery culture it occupies a practical niche—an inexpensive, flavorful option parents buy for convenience and kid-friendly taste rather than for pure juice content.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 8
Servings per Container: 8
Calories40
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium15mg1%
Total Carbohydrate10g4%
Total Sugars9g
Added Sugars9g18%
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS:, WATER,, VEGETABLE, JUICE, (WATER, AND, CONCENTRATED, JUICE, OF, CARROTS),, HIGH, FRUCTOSE, CORN, SYRUP,, MALIC, ACID,, NATURAL, FLAVORING,, VITAMIN, C, (ASCORBIC, ACID),, FRUIT, JUICE, (WATER, AND, CONCENTRATED, JUICES, OF, PEARS,, APPLES,, PINEAPPLE,, CHERRIES),, SUCRALOSE,, RED, 40, (FOR, COLOR),, NIACINAMIDE, (VITAMIN, B3),, DI-ALPHA, TOCOPHEROL,, LICORICE, ROOT, EXTRACT, (FOR, FLAVOR),, PYRIDOXINE, HYDROCHLORIDE, (VITAMIN, B6),, CYANOCOBALAMIN, (VITAMIN, B12)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
No Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients (high fructose corn syrup, sucralose), colorants, flavorings, and vitamin fortification alongside juice concentrates, which are characteristic of ultra-processed foods.

Daily Ritual

Can you Spot Ultraprocessed Foods? Play our Supermarket Game

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

Shopping in the supermarket oil aisle

Others also viewed

Common Questions about V8 Splash Juice, Fruit Medley

Defining 'healthy' can be a bit tricky, but V8 Splash is lower in calories (just 40 per serving!) and offers a splash of vitamins, thanks to the added Vitamin C and B vitamins. However, it does contain added sugars and high fructose corn syrup, which means it’s best enjoyed as an occasional treat rather than a daily staple.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
movie-night

Vibe:

nostalgicconvenientplayfulfamily-friendly
$NaN
per package