Here you will a collection of some of the most popular cranberry juice/cocktail brands. We hope you find it useful to discover products that you may wish to try in the future.
While this type of juice may offer several health benefits, not all beverages are created equal. For example, pure, unsweetened cranberry juice is often a better option than a cranberry juice cocktail full of a variety of ingredients (some that may not be so good for you).
Be sure to read the list of product ingredients if one of your reasons for drinking this juice is for your health. The links for each cranberry juice brand are found below to check the ingredients.
Cranberry Juice Brands
Apple & Eve
Website: appleandeve.com
If you are a parent, you likely know the Apple & Eve brand. The company has been producing high-quality juice products since 1975. They were the company behind the first juice box in the United States and are currently one of the leaders in producing adult and kid-friendly juices.
Apple & Eve’s cranberry beverages are made from cranberries that come from the United States. The cranberry drinks made by the company are:
- Cranberry Blend
- Cranberry Apple
- Cranberry Pomegranate
- Cranberry Raspberry
- Cranberry Grape
- Cranberry Juice & More
Country Spoon
Website: countryspoon.com
Country Spoon makes concentrates, dried cherries, jams, and syrup. While many of its products are cherry-based, they do make an unsweetened cranberry juice concentrate. It contains no preservatives or fillers.
The label states that a tablespoon serving size is like eating 1 full cup of fresh cranberries. However, you don’t have to consume the concentrate by itself. The manufacturer recommends mixing two tablespoons with 5 ounces of water for a tasty beverage. It can also be added to smoothies or other drinks as desired.
Dynamic Health
Website: dynamichealth.com
Dynamic Health began in 1994 as a juice company with its operations in Brooklyn, New York. Through the years, they have added a large assortment of products beyond juices and blends such as vinegars and supplements. The company makes the following primary cranberry products:
- Cranberry Concentrate
- Cranberry, Tumeric, & Ginger Tonic
Everfresh
Website: everfreshjuice.com
Everfresh is a brand of National Beverage that is the parent company of other familiar names such as La Croix and Faygo. The company has been making juices for over 50 years. They make the following cranberry beverages:
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Apple
- Cranberry Strawberry
FruitFast
Website: fruitfast.com
FruitFast is a family-owned business that specializes in high-quality fruit products. It has been in operation since 1945. According to the company’s website, they are one of the leaders in making 100% pure, all-natural, whole-fruit products.
FruitFast makes a 100% Pure Cranberry Juice Concentrate. It has no added sugar or preservatives added. Since it is pure cranberry juice, it will be very tart to some people. It is not uncommon to mix this product with other beverages to reduce its tartiness.
Lakewood Organic
Website: lakewoodorganic.com
Lakewood was started by Fred Fuhrman who found his niche in selling fresh fruit juices to Miami Beach hotels. Thomas Fuhrman, Fred’s son, eventually took over the business in the 1970s and developed the Fresh Pressed (not-from-concentrate) juice line that helped the company remain viable for years to come.
All juices made by Lakewood are Certified Organic and non-GMO. They are pasteurized and do not contain preservatives. The company makes the following cranberry juice products:
- Organic Pure Cranberry Juice
- Organic Cranberry Blend
- Premium Pure Cranberry Juice
- Premium Cranberry Blend
- Organic Cranberry Juice Concentrate
- Biodynamic Organic Pure Cranberry Juice
Langers
Website: langers.com
Langers is a family-owned company that has been in business since 1960. This Southern California business produces a large variety of juices that can be found in stores all over the United States.
The company makes numerous cranberry juices in multiple sizes. Check out the Langers product webpage for the complete list of flavors and sizes.
Minute Maid
Website: minutemaid.com
Minute Maid has been a member of The Coca-Cola Company since 1960. They were the first business to bring frozen orange juice concentrate to consumers in 1946. The company is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, and is the top fruit juice and drinks company in the world.
The cranberry beverage products made by Minute Maid are:
- Cranberry Apple Raspberry
- Cranberry Grape
- Cranberry Cocktail
Northland
Website: northlandjuices.com
Northland specializes in making dark fruit juices. They have been doing so for more than 30 years now. Many of these juices are cranberry flavored with several blends of cranberry juice with other juices.
The company produces the following cranberry juice products:
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Blackberry
- Cranberry Cherry
- Cranberry Grape
- Cranberry Mango
- Cranberry Pomegranate
- Cranberry Raspberry
Ocean Spray
Website: oceanspray.com
Ocean Spray is one of the most recognized cranberry juice brands around. The company was started in 1930 as a cooperative of cranberry growers consisting of three families. After first producing jellied cranberry sauce, the coop expanded into cranberry juice around the 1940s. In fact, they were the first makers of cranberry juice drinks to be sold. Today, the coop is made up of more than 700 growers
Ocean Spray makes the following cranberry juice products:
- Cranberry 100% Juice
- Organic Cranberry 100% Juice
- Cranberry Juice Cocktail
- Cranberry Juice Cocktail with Calcium
- Cranberry Juice Cocktail with Lime
- Diet Cranberry Juice Drink
- Diet Cranberry Juice Drink with Lime
- Kirkland Signature Cranberry Premium 100% Juice
- Light Cranberry Juice Drink
- Pure Cranberry
- Diet Cranberry Juice
- Diet Cranberry Juice with Lime
The company also makes several blends of juices such as Cranberry Blackberry, Cranberry Cherry, Cranberry Pineapple, and Cranberry Mango. See the Ocean Spray website for the full list of products.
Old Orchard
Website: oldorchard.com
This Sparta, Michigan company is much more than just a cranberry juice brand. They make greater than 100 frozen and bottled juice products. In other words, if you are looking for a particular juice product, they likely make it.
Old Orchard makes the following cranberry beverages:
- Apple Cranberry 100% Juice
- Apple Cranberry Juice Cocktail
- Healthy Balance Apple Cranberry
- Black Cherry Cranberry 100% Juice
- Healthy Balance Cranberry
- Cranberry Juice Cocktail
- Cranberry Apple Juice Cocktail
- Cranberry Grape Juice Cocktail
- Healthy Balance Cranberry Grape
- Cranberry Pomegranate 100% Juice
- Healthy Balance Cranberry Raspberry
- Cranberry Raspberry Cocktail
- Healthy Balance Pomegranate Cranberry
- Apple Cranberry 100% Juice Frozen Concentrate
- Harvest Select Cranberry Frozen Concentrate
- Cranberry Blend 100% Juice Frozen Concentrate
- Cranberry Raspberry 100% Juice Frozen Concentrate
R.W. Knudsen
Website: rwknudsenfamily.com
R.W. Knudsen produces well over 100 juice products with several organic options. The company was launched in 1961 out of Paradise, California. The first product was bottled grape juice from R.W.’s organic vineyard.
The company manufactures the following cranberry juices and cranberry blends:
- Just Cranberry Juice
- Organic Just Cranberry Juice
- Organic Cranberry Blueberry
- Organic Cranberry Pomegranate
- Sparkling Cranberry
- Cranberry Nectar
Simply
Website: simplyorangejuice.com
Simply Beverages is a premium juice company that is owned by The Coca-Cola Company. The brand was launched in July 2001 by Minute Maid. Minute Maid has been a subsidiary of Coca-Cola since 1960. The initial products were not-from-concentrate orange juices. In 2016 the company started expanding beyond orange juice into lemonade and other juices through the years.
In 2012, Simply released its Simply Cranberry Cocktail, which it still makes today. It is made with 27% not-from-concentrate cranberry juice. The ingredients are pure filtered water, cranberry juice, cane sugar, and natural flavors.
Tropicana
Website: tropicana.com
You likely know Tropicana as an orange juice brand. However, they do make a variety of fruit-based drinks. The company is owned by PepsiCo but got its start as a small fruit gift box/jarred fruit business in Palmetto, Florida in the year 1947. They eventually moved into producing frozen concentrated orange juice.
Tropicana makes a Cranberry Cocktail made from filtered water, sugar, cranberry juice concentrate, natural flavors, and ascorbic acid. They also produce a Tropicana Cranberry Juice Beverage made with filtered water, sugar, cranberry juice concentrate, grape juice concentrate, natural flavors, citric acid, and ascorbic acid.
Welch’s
Website: welchs.com
Welch’s is currently a cooperative of 1,300 grape growers that was established in 1956. However, the company originally started in 1869 by Thomas and Charles Welch in New Jersey.
If you know Welch’s, you know the company for its grape juice. However, they do make several other flavors of juices. The cranberry flavors are:
- Apple Cranberry
- Cranberry Juice Cocktail