Grapefruit Juice or lack of

Smartsaver7

Anyone know why pure yellow grapefruit juice seems to have disappeared from supermarkets , the nearest I can find is breakfast juice or sometimes the pink variety .

Is there a world shortage of grapefruits ???:D

iammumtoone

How long has it been missing for?

Could it have been temporally removed to make space for Christmas items?

I hope it comes back, I don't buy it often but grapefruit juice is my favorite.

Smartsaver7

I found it on Tesco online ( Tropicana Golden) but not in many stores like the Co-Op or Tesco One Stop , having done a Google as well looks like yellow grapefruit juice reacts with some medications, not sure if the reason pulled.

Haven't seen any for months in my local shops , orange, cranberry, breakfast and even pink grapefruit but no bog standard yellow..........Weird

iammumtoone

Smartsaver7 wrote: »

having done a Google as well looks like yellow grapefruit juice reacts with some medications, not sure if the reason pulled.

Yes it does I have always known not to take medication with grapefruit juice.

However that can't be a reason to withdraw it :eek: you wont be able to buy anything soon as people are no longer trusted to be able to read/follow instructions :mad:

EDIT just seen they do a Morrison version via amazon pantry https://www.amazon.co.uk/Morrisons-Grapefruit-Juice-Concentrate-1L/dp/B01BNLMY80/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1479046569&sr=8-1&keywords=grapefruit+juice so could mean its still available in Morrisons? - I will check next time I shop there

Smartsaver7

iammumtoone wrote: »

Yes it does I have always known not to take medication with grapefruit juice.

Same if on wafarin can't drink cranberry juice

VfM4meplse

iammumtoone wrote: »

Yes it does I have always known not to take medication with grapefruit juice.

However that can't be a reason to withdraw it :eek: you wont be able to buy anything soon as people are no longer trusted to be able to read/follow instructions :mad:

You're right. Supermarkets don't deselect items for health reasons, they deselect them to make way for stuff that keeps their tills ringing. Expect to see it back on the shelves in January when people decide they need to adopt a healthy lifestyle (drinking juice is not the way to do that, but that's another story entirely!).

missbiggles1

I love it but it's probably not sweet enough for modern tastes.

DCFC79

Where is it you normally shop ?

Have you asked them why its disappeared ?

Its available where I am.

Smartsaver7

DCFC79 wrote: »

Where is it you normally shop ?

Have you asked them why its disappeared ?

Its available where I am.

Co-op or a one stop Tesco , I have asked and they didn't know , got answer none in previous delivery , I have found it online so will just order that way , just seemed a bit odd as was always with the other juices, it was the same with lemon Lucazade , one minute found it everywhere next stopped producing it....Ho Hum !!

richardw

I noticed it's disappearance a while ago, nothing to do with Christmas, it's just not popular and sweet enough.

amiaspden

richardw wrote: »

I noticed it's disappearance a while ago, nothing to do with Christmas, it's just not popular and sweet enough.

Or maybe it's because half the population is now taking statins!