✦ Very high natural sugar: dilute before use ✦ Some vitamin C and polyphenols ✦ Natural sweetener alternative ✦ High calorie density: use sparingly

Unsweetened apple juice concentrate is apple juice with most of its water removed, producing a thick syrup with a very high natural sugar content. It retains some vitamin C and polyphenols from the original juice, though both are reduced by heat processing. It is used as a natural sweetener in food manufacturing and at home when diluted to reconstitute juice.

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Preparation note

Dilute approximately 1 part concentrate to 4-5 parts water to reconstitute juice; adjust to taste. Use in place of sugar in marinades, dressings, and baking for a gentler sweetness with trace polyphenols.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

223
kcal
Energy
0.50
g
Protein
57.6
g
Carbs
0.00
g
Fibre
0.60
g
Fat
57.6
g
Sugars
0.10
g
Saturates
0.03
g
Salt

How to read GI & GL

GI (Glycemic Index) rates how fast the carbohydrates in a food raise blood glucose compared to pure glucose (= 100). Low GI ≤ 55 means a slow, steady rise. But GI says nothing about how much carbohydrate you're actually eating.

GL (Glycemic Load) fixes that. It multiplies GI by the actual grams of carbohydrate per typical serving: GL = GI × carbs per serving ÷ 100. This makes it the more useful number for real-world blood sugar management.

Why they can disagree — a food with low GI can still carry a high GL if the serving is large and carb-dense. Conversely, watermelon has a high GI (72) but a low GL (4) because a normal portion contains very few carbs. Always read both together.

Low GL ≤ 10 Modest total glucose impact per serving.
Medium GL 11–19 Moderate impact — manageable for most.
High GL ≥ 20 Significant carb load per serving. Consider a smaller portion.

Source: Atkinson et al., International Tables of GI & GL Values 2021, Am J Clin Nutr.

Glycemic Index & Load

44
GI Score
🟢 Low GI
13
GL / Serving
Medium Load

Low GI food — causes a slow, steady rise in blood sugar. Ideal for sustained energy, blood glucose control, and reducing insulin demand.

Glycemic Load (GL = GI × carbs ÷ 100) accounts for portion size. A moderate GL — portion size matters here.

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 640 mg 32%
Vitamin C 49.0 mg 61%
Phosphorus 38.0 mg 5%
Calcium 35.0 mg 4%
Magnesium 29.0 mg 8%
Chloride 7.00 mg 1%
Iron 1.60 mg 11%
Folate 1.00 µg 1%
Niacin equivalents (NE) 0.800 mg 5%
Niacin (B3) 0.700 mg 4%
Manganese 0.500 mg 25%
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.220 mg 4%
Zinc 0.100 mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.070 mg 5%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.020 mg 1%
Vitamin E (alpha-TE) 0.020 mg 0%
Thiamin (B1) 0.010 mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin A (RE) 0.000 µg 0%
Selenium 0.000 µg 0%
Copper 0.000 mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Iodine 0.000 µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 0.300 g —
Fructose 33.9 g —
Glucose (dextrose) 13.2 g —
Sucrose 10.4 g —
Maltose 0.000 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Biotin (Vitamin B7) 2.00 µg 4%
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food. NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label. They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.

Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead. How we source and normalise our data →

Sources: CoFID 2021
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