Bottled Juice and Concentrate Juice

Can Buy

Any brand in authorized flavors, sizes, and forms listed below. Must be pasteurized and unsweetened. Must have “100% Juice” and “80% Vitamin C” (or more) on the front label. Added Calcium and/or Vitamin D allowed.

64 oz bottled (ready-to-drink) containers or
11.5 oz, 12 oz, or 16 oz concentrate (frozen or non-frozen) containers

Apple
Cranberry
Grape

Red, Purple, or White

Grapefruit

Ruby Red, Pink, or White *

Orange *
Pineapple
Prune
Tomato

Regular, low sodium, or spicy

Vegetable

Regular, low sodium, or spicy

Juice Blends

Juice that is named as two or more authorized flavors on the front label, such as Cranberry-Grape, Apple-Grape, or Cran-Apple

*Orange juice and white grapefruit juice are not required to have “80% Vitamin C” on the front label.

Cannot Buy

Any other flavor, type, or size of juice
Juice not labeled as listed above
Refrigerated juice
Diet, light, or lite juice
Organic juice
Cider
Juice with added ingredients or supplements, such as caffeine, carnitine, chromium, DHA, echinacea, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, guarana, St. John’s wort, taurine, or wheatgrass

Helpful Hints

To get the most juice, choose 64 oz bottles or 16 oz frozen or nonfrozen containers.
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California Redemption Value (CRV)

California law adds a $0.10 bottle fee* to shelf-stable 64 ounce bottles of juice. This fee is known as a California Redemption Value (CRV).

You can get the fee back as a refund when you take the empty bottles to a recycling center.

Visit CalRecycle.ca.gov to search for a recycling center near you.

For more information, visit our California Redemption Value (CRV) Fee webpage.

*This fee is not covered by the WIC program and must be paid in cash or by credit/debit card

Page Last Updated: May 29, 2026