Undeclared Added Sugars in Coconut Water

Post Date: 08/05/2014

iTi Tropicals, Inc. (“iTi”) wishes to share the results of its market survey of added sugars and other ingredients in 20 coconut water beverages collected from retail stores in the United States. While the results show that the market leaders are labeling the added sugars, when present, the survey also identified 12 products that failed to identify the presence of added sugars and 2 products that failed to identify the presence of low levels of sulfites. iTi is calling on the coconut water industry to take proactive steps and properly label coconut water beverages sold in the United States.

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