People vow to never drink fruit juice again after seeing how it’s made

A fruit juice pouch is a seemingly great snack for your kids on a hot summer day, but after seeing how they're made, you might think twice before handing one to your youngster.

How Things Work recently posted a video on X that showed the apparent juice-making process.

And people were quick to notice there was one important thing missing from the fruit juice-making process - actual fruit.

Instead, the video, which has been viewed more than 250,000 times, shows a variety of brightly coloured liquids being mixed in a giant vat alongside copious amounts of sugar.

Then, the bubbling liquid is poured into individual pouches, before being boxed up ready to ship to stores.

And it's left an unpleasant taste in people's mouths, with some vowing to never drink the pouches of juice again.

One X user wrote: "Not sure what that juice is, but there is way too much mixing of stuff. Not gonna drink it."

Another said: "Not a piece of fruit in sight," while a third asked: "Umm where is the fruit?"

And a fourth commented: "Diabetes in a pouch."

Others commented on the lack of health and safety equipment being used with one joking: "I like the gloves they're wearing," and another writing: "Looks very unhygienic."

The fruit juice in question is called Swing, which manufactured by Hector Beverages, and contains around 19g of sugar per 150ml sachet.

But just how healthy (or unhealthy) is mass-produced fruit juice?

The drinks are made up of fruit juice concentrate - essentially the juice of the fruit with most of the water extracted out of it.

As per Healthline, additives are then added to boost flavour and elongate its shelf life.

Concentrate is more heavily processed than raw fruit juice but some are healthier than others.

For the healthiest choice, pick 100% fruit concentrate, which packs the most nutrients and is only sweetened with natural fruit sugars.

Of course, any snack or sugary treat is okay in moderation, but you might want to check the ingredients on the back of a juice pouch before letting your Rugrats loose on it.

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Earlier this year, parents were warned to reconsider giving their children iced slushy drinks after two young boys were hospitalised.

While both boys have since made full recoveries, doctors suspect they suffered from glycerol intoxication after consuming the refreshment.

While Glycerol - a key ingredient in the popular drinks - is generally of low toxicity and does not affect adults or older children, little kids can't process it the same way due to their difference in body weight in comparison.

Instead, it builds up in their system, causing symptoms such as sweating, irritability, lethargy, shock, hypoglycaemia and loss of consciousness.