Invented by Rudolf Wild, it was introduced in West Germany in 1969 by his company as Capri-Sonne (a name retired in favor of the English name in 2017). It is now sold in over 100 countries, with licensees including Kraft Foods in the United States (as Capri Sun) and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in parts of Europe.

Capri-Sun and Kool-Aid are among 30 drinks that contain less than 5 percent juice, a whole lot of sugar and are considered bad for your kids.

Capri-Sun Fact: In a pouch of Original Capri-Sun there is just 9.8 g of sugar, or less than 20-30 % of the recommended daily intake of free sugars by the WHO. In recent years concerns over the amount of sugar in our diet has led to increased demand for low-sugar or no-added-sugar options.

Capri Sun® 100% Juice Fruit Punch packs a punch of fruity flavor. This all natural whole fruit juice is made with no added sugar*. It's free from artificial colors, flavors and preservatives.

Only pouches of the Wild Cherry Juice Drink made and sold in the US and with a best before date of 25 June 2023, have been recalled. (Specific recalled carton codes can be found on the Kraft Heinz website.) This means you don't need to worry if you have different flavors or best before-dated pouches at home.

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"Capri-Sun is not for kids"

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children before the age of 5 years old should not have sweetened beverages!!! Gatorade, vitamin water, lemonade, sodas, Kool aid, capri sun and even JUICE all have too much sugar and not enough nutritional value to be used on a regular basis.

Let's do the math. That last can of Coke you drank contained the equivalent of 9.75 teaspoons of sugar; that last glass of orange juice contained the equivalent of 5.75 teaspoons of sugar; that last Capri Sun you gave to your kid contained the equivalent of 4.5 teaspoons of sugar.

Original Capri-Sun has always been made from fruit juice and water with nothing artificial. We have now reduced the sugar content by 50% thanks to the introduction of a natural plant-based sweetener known as stevia.

Let's do the math. That last can of Coke you drank contained the equivalent of 9.75 teaspoons of sugar; that last glass of orange juice contained the equivalent of 5.75 teaspoons of sugar; that last Capri Sun you gave to your kid contained the equivalent of 4.5 teaspoons of sugar.

Capri-Sun is a non-alcoholic drink. Non-alcoholic beverages have been shown to contain minute traces of alcohol, as the aromas used dissolve in alcohol. Alcohol is a natural metabolic product of fruit and the traces are found in all fruits and fruit juices.