WIC Food Package
Frequently Asked WIC Food Package Questions
Juice Questions
1. Are fruit drinks fortified
with vitamin C WIC-eligible?
Fruit drinks are not WIC-eligible. Federal regulations specify that juices authorized for use in
the WIC Program must be 100 percent fruit and/or vegetable juice.
Juices must also contain 30 milligrams of vitamin C per 100
milliliters of juice. State
agencies are responsible for determining the brands and types of
WIC-eligible juice approved for use on its State food list.
2.
Is there a list of all approved juices for use in WIC?
The Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of
Agriculture does not keep a list of all juices that meet the Federal
requirements. The types and
brands of juice offered vary from state to state.
State agency contact
information.
3.
Is calcium-fortified juice WIC-eligible?
Calcium-fortified juice that meets the minimum
Federal requirements for a WIC-eligible juice (100 percent fruit/vegetable
juice that contains 30 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 milliliters of
juice) is WIC-eligible. It
may be used for the fruit/vegetable juice component of the WIC food
packages up to the maximum quantities for juice.
WIC State agencies have the option of approving calcium-fortified
juice for inclusion on their lists of approved WIC juices, as they do with
other WIC-eligible foods. State
agencies are encouraged to develop policies and procedures for local
agencies to follow when issuing calcium-fortified juice.
4.
How do you determine if a juice meets the Vitamin C requirement by
using the Daily Value?
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Daily
Value (DV) for Vitamin C is 60 milligrams (mg).
A juice label indicating the juice has 100% of the DV contains 25
milligrams of vitamin C per 100 milliliters of juice.
Federal regulations require WIC-eligible juices to contain 30
milligrams of Vitamin C per 100 milliliters of juice.
A WIC-eligible juice label must indicate it contains 120% of the DV
of Vitamin C.
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