1.) Minute Maid

B18 for a 300ml bottle
A nice, undiluted color, but we found it too one-dimensionally sweet, without any of the slight tang that natural oranges possess. In fact, it reminded us of the drink Tang from when we were children, which might be the sort of consumers who will enjoy this most. They did go through the trouble of adding some natural pulp to this sugar bomb, and even though it isn’t all-natural, we can totally imagine picking this up and sipping as we go. Call us crazy.

2.) Malee 300 ML

B30 for a 300ml box
Again, this smells a bit like Tang, even though it’s meant to be 100% orange juice, and it tastes a bit weird, like overripe oranges or orange liqueur—a bit fermented and alcoholy. It also has a fair amount of pulp, but unlike the other contestants in this test, the effect is much less textured.

3.) Freshie

B135 for a 400ml bottle
This juice, squeezed daily at the Gourmet Market at Paragon, takes a way more refined palate than ours. Most of our panel was weirded out by the strange, rock salt aroma, the slightly-over-the-hill taste and the relative absence of sugar. One reviewer said it reminded them of natural orange juice at their grandmother’s home. It tasted almost like it had been pressed too hard, releasing some of the less sweet flavors of the white rind and seeds.

4.) Spring Valley

250 ML B60 for 250ml bottle
Unlike the other contenders, this one had a yellow, not orange, color, even though the consistency was suitably rich, not diluted. The aroma reminded us of hotel breakfast or airline orange juice, both pleasant memories. The flavor is a touch sour, which is nice, but we were surprised that such a thick consistency produced a juice that didn’t taste that orangey. Not really bursting with flavor.

5.) Tipco

B18 for a 250ml carton

Ah, that’s what we’re talking about. This 100% orange juice tastes pleasantly like it’s been cut with a bit of lime. It’s packed with dense orange flavor, a nice tart note and has loads of pulp. Very nice. The boxy container makes it difficult to stick in your bag and save half for later, but oh well.

6.) Tropicana Twister

B18 for 350ml bottle
Well, we can’t expect much from this drink, which only contains 20% orange juice: it smells fake, tastes fake, is very watery and sugary. It might feel like a more refreshing drink at first, but after a whole bottle of this, the sugar might just make you parched again.