U.S. per capita juice intake fell, while whole fruit consumption rose
- by Sabrina Young, Hayden Stewart, Anne T. Byrne, Linda Kantor and Diansheng Dong
- 2/27/2025

About 80 percent of the U.S. population consumes less fruit recommended in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Because nutrients from fruit play an important role in diet quality, USDA, Economic Research Service researchers examined patterns and trends in U.S. fruit consumption.