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TL;DR: producers store juice in oxygen-less tanks, for up to one year, then add natural/synthetic chemicals, to restore taste, prior to distribution. The author
by iokevins 11y ago
TL;DR: producers store juice in oxygen-less tanks, for up to one year, then add natural/synthetic chemicals, to restore taste, prior to distribution. The author suggests people make their own juice, instead.
- mikeash 11y agoI'm really starting to wonder what the point of juice even is. If you want fruit, eat fruit. If you want a drink, drink some water. Why combine the two? Fruit juice seems like basically a way to drink soda but with the delusion that it's good for you.
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- aaronbrethorst 11y agoYes, exactly. I didn't drink much juice before I read this, but I stopped entirely after first reading it back in 2011.
- masterleep 11y agoYou have never felt the desire for a tart citrus beverage?
- mikeash 11y agoNot since I came to understand what fruit juice actually is. If I want health I'll eat the actual fruit, and if I want a tasty-but-unhealthy drink I just drink soda. Sure, the stuff tastes OK, but not as good as the fruit it comes from.
- song 11y agoThat's the thing, I love fresh orange juice. It tastes great. I do not really like Orange juice and I absolutely loath soda (it tastes awful). So I drink Orange Juice (and Apple Juice) because it tastes great.
- knughit 11y agoYes that is the point of juice. Why is that surprising? People love cheating, and drinking juice instead of eating fruit is a way to cheat -- get more of the sweet and less of the bland fiber.
- FF76 11y agoYou assume that: 1) People know what's good for them 2) People want what's good for them The existence of an economically viable product such as juice indicates that whatever the industry is doing, people want in its presented form. Whether it's good for them or not is a completely different question.
- SpaceCadetJones 11y agoBecause juice tastes way better than soda, in my opinion. Only time I like soda is with things like pizza or a burger
- Cakez0r 11y agoJuice isn't really seen as a healthy choice in England. It's pretty much just a soda equivalent over here (in terms of healthiness). People drink it just because it tastes good.
- Wingman4l7 11y agoWhat's wrong with smoothies? Blended fruit gives you all the fiber in the pulp and it's super convenient to consume.
- mikeash 11y agoI don't really like them, but it seems like a decent way to go if you do.
- lifeformed 11y agoIt tastes good.
- room271 11y agoSlight correction: the author suggests not drinking juice at all (instead eat fruit directly). But if you do want juice, then make it yourself.