As far as store-bought juice goes, this Northland Cranberry Blackberry blend was pretty decent. The 64oz bottle was on sale at the store for $2.50 the other day so I decided to give it a go. It has 100% juice in it with no sugar added, so because it was a cranberry blend I was thinking it might be a bit on the tart side. I’ve had 100% cranberry juice before with no sugar and it is a bit too much for me.

So I was surprised that this cranberry blended with blackberry was fairly mellow. I think it might have a lot to do with the fact that cranberry and blackberry aren’t the only juice ingredients. Note: it’s always a good idea to check the label and see what else is added. Just because they say it’s 100% juice doesn’t mean it’s 100% composed of the juices in the title!

This blend also has apple, pear and grape juices which I suspect help to contribute to it’s mellow flavor. It’s not a bad thing, just remember to check what you’re actually getting. The blackberry presence is really muted - I’m not sure that what I’m detecting as blackberry isn’t actually grape. Still, a pleasant enough juice blend for store-bought.

Juicing Basics Rating: 7 out of 10
Approximate Price: $2.50-4.00 for 64oz