Cordial, added fruit juice, recommended dilution

Non-alcoholic beverage prepared by mixing 1 part of a concentrated sugar syrup, typically containing from 25 to 40% fruit juice, with 4 parts of water. Includes fruit cup (typically contains pineapple, orange, lemon and passionfruit juice), orange, lemon and apple raspberry flavours.

The majority of nutrients including proximates, minerals, organic acids and vitamins were derived from a composite of 10 purchases of 4 flavours (3x Golden Circle Fruit Cup (40%), 1x Cottee's Fruit Cup (35%), 1x Homebrand Fruit Cup (25%), 2x Cottee's Orange Crush (25%), 1x Cottee's Lemon Crush (25%), 1x Farmland Lemon (25%), 1x Cottee's Apple Raspberry (25%)) of cordial containing 25-40% fruit juice, made up to recommended dilution, purchased nationally in each state and territory capital city and 2 regional centres in NSW and QLD (2006 - KFP). Sugars determined in the 10 individual purchases from the same program. I, folate, vitamins B1, B2, B3 and tocopherols were determined in a composite of 8 purchases of 4 brands (3x Cottee's, 2x Golden Circle (40%), 1x Sunny Boy, 2x Homebrand) of orange cordial containing 25% fruit juice purchased in Melbourne (2006 - AIP). Fatty acids, cholesterol and retinol are imputed as 0.