Here's one we can file under "Surprised? I don't think so."

Here’s one we can file under “Surprised? I don’t think so.”

The Prevention Institute – a California health advocacy group – recently conducted a study that examined nearly 40 popular food products that all display fruit on the packaging.

More than half the products didn’t contain any fruit. None.

Among the remaining products, 16 percent contained less than 10 percent fruit. About one-third of the products contained ample amounts of fruit.

The authors of the study note that packaging that displays fruit items might lead consumers to believe that the products are a healthy choice. But does anyone over the age of 12 actually believe Froot Loops cereal and Juicy Fruit Gum (two of the products examined in the study) actually contain fruit? I hope not. But then, I wouldn’t have guessed that Apple Jacks cereal would turn out to have an “acceptable” amount of fruit.

Fruit Rollups and Smucker’s Jam also made the “acceptable” list.

And Best of Show: Capri Sun Fruit Waves and Juicy Juice both contain 100 percent fruit juice.