The purposes of this study are to compare the sugar content of some commercially available fruit and vegetable beverages, and investigate consumption of the fruit and vegetable beverages and perception on the sugar and nutrition label among office workers in their 20s in Chungcheong area. The main results of this study are as follows.

First, 159 of commercially available fruit and vegetable beverages were used in the study. In the products with a nutrition label (n=114), the sugar content per 100 g was 8.1 ± 0.3 g, and the sugar content per serving exceeded 25% of the WHO recommended standard for sugar intake. Among the products with a nutrition label (n=114), there are products with a compulsory label and with an autonomous label. In the products with a compulsory label (n=75), the sugar content per 100 g was 8.6 ± 0.3 g, and the sugar content per serving exceeded 28% of the WHO recommended standard for sugar intake. In the products with an autonomous label, the sugar content per 100 g was 7.1 ± 0.7 g, and the sugar content per serving exceeded 19% of the WHO recommended standard for sugar intake. In the products without a nutrition label (n=45), the sugar content per 100 g was 10.5 ± 0.3 g, and the sugar content per serving exceeded 35% of the WHO recommended standard for sugar intake. The sugar content was higher in the order of products without a nutrition label, with a compulsory label, and with an autonomous label.

Second, as a result of a survey of 191 office workers in their 20s in Chungcheong area, When purchasing fruit and vegetable beverages, the survey subjects mainly used supermarkets and convenience stores. And 60% of the survey subjects did not check the nutrition label. The main reason for not checking the nutrition label was ‘not interested’. When making a purchase decision, the importance of the nutrition label was above average, and ''taste'' was the most important consideration among various considerations. Concerns about intake, the response rate of ''high sugar content'' was high. In addition, the average knowledge score for sugar and nutrition label was about 6 points (out of 12 points). Among the knowledge questions, the correct answers to the question about the WHO recommended standard and the question about the product requiring a compulsory label were low (18.3%, 12.6%). The awareness level was moderate, and awareness of the question of the need for nutrition label for fruit and vegetable beverages that are not compulsory to nutrition label was high.

As a result of these results, this study suggested the necessity of nutrition label through the nutrition label status of some commercially available fruit and vegetable beverages and the comparison of the sugar content of products with a nutrition label and without a nutrition label. In addition, it is thought that the survey results will provide basic data on dietary education for desirable intake habits.