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Don't know how juices in US are, but here in Europe there's a lot of sugar inside.

by igor_filippov 10y ago

louhike 10y ago
I do not think it's faire to say "Europe". In France, the situation seems fine.
- vinylkey 10y ago
  I'm not sure how one makes a juice with less sugar in it other than watering it down. Putting fresh fruit into a juicer still yields a drink with high amount of sugar.
- lloyd-christmas 10y ago
  Fruit juice by nature is almost 100% sugar even with no sugar added. I don't think there would be any difference between France and the rest of the world, unless you dilute it significantly.
  - ptaipale 10y ago
    Not 100 % sugar though... almost 90 % water and 10 % sugar, give or take, depending on fruit and variety.
    - lloyd-christmas 10y ago
      When I discuss the nutritional content of my chicken-noodle soup, I don't mention the water content unless I'm comparing it to someone else's soup.
- ptaipale 10y ago
  I think you misunderstood. Natural juices contain a lot of sugar, and that's what you've got in France, too. For instance, apple and orange juice contains approximately 10 % sugar. Juice drinks are then another matter; they are juice diluted with water and added sugar and flavourings, thus nutritionally even worse even though the sugar content is roughly similar.
fintler 10y ago
Juices in the US are probably similar. For example, Mott's apple juice has 28g of sugar in 8oz (236ml). For comparison, Coca-Cola "original" has 26g sugar in 8oz (236ml).
awqrre 10y ago
They are full of sugars too, for example this 100% Apple juice that I have is 28g of sugars per 240ml. But most fruit juices that they sell aren't really fruit juices and labels are really deceptive. For my kids, I mix fruit juices with equal part water to help reduce sugars. Fruit juices are fruits with lots of the good stuff removed but I still consider fruits as desserts and not very healthy...
- maxerickson 10y ago
  The US has specific regulations requiring fruit juices to declare what percentage of the product is fruit juice. http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/LabelingNutrition/ucm064872.htm http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocuments... That doesn't mean that they aren't sweet, but the labeling should reliably state the fruit juice content.
  - awqrre 10y ago
    They do but usually the front of the label is a little deceiving and doesn't state the juice content, like "original 100% vitamin C" instead of something like "27% cranberry juice": http://blogs.longwood.edu/shakingitupatbreakfasttime/files/2014/03/Ocean-Spray-Cranberry-Juice.jpg http://blogs.longwood.edu/shakingitupatbreakfasttime/files/2... ... And I have seen worst... I'll take pictures next time I go to the grocery store... Also, many times you get juice of fruits that aren't even pictured on the label.
    - maxerickson 10y ago
      I suppose my point is more that you don't need a great deal of information to understand how to buy fruit juice. Just buy the one with a clear claim about 100% fruit juice on the label. Given that the blends aren't necessarily worse than the pure juice nutritionally, I'm not sure what you do for the consumer that can't tell the difference between "100% Vitamin C" and "100% Fruit Juice".
      - 10y ago
nerdponx 10y ago
There's a lot of sugar inside fruit. Normally you would only eat one orange. A glass of orange juice is equivalent to the juice of several oranges, with little or none of the accompanying fiber to slow down sugar absorption. Sure it's nutritious, but it's also a fructose bomb in a cup.
- tkyjonathan 10y ago
  There is sugar in vegetables as well. Should we all stop eating those?
  - oldmanjay 10y ago
    You probably shouldn't drink the juice of a dozen carrots, if you'd like it expressed in a way that doesn't miss the point
    - tkyjonathan 10y ago
      fruitarian: a person who eats only fruit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruitarianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruitarianism Fruit and vegetable consumption and all-cause mortality: a dose-response analysis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23803880 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23803880 Did I just blow your mind?
      - oldmanjay 10y ago
        Well, not really. If it were about juice, it might have. It may be interesting to note that I am a vegetarian so I am far from opposed to eating lots of fruit.

Don't know how juices in US are, but here in Europe there's a lot of sugar inside.

louhike 10y ago

I do not think it's faire to say "Europe". In France, the situation seems fine.

vinylkey 10y ago
I'm not sure how one makes a juice with less sugar in it other than watering it down. Putting fresh fruit into a juicer still yields a drink with high amount of sugar.
lloyd-christmas 10y ago
Fruit juice by nature is almost 100% sugar even with no sugar added. I don't think there would be any difference between France and the rest of the world, unless you dilute it significantly.
- ptaipale 10y ago
  Not 100 % sugar though... almost 90 % water and 10 % sugar, give or take, depending on fruit and variety.
  - lloyd-christmas 10y ago
    When I discuss the nutritional content of my chicken-noodle soup, I don't mention the water content unless I'm comparing it to someone else's soup.
ptaipale 10y ago
I think you misunderstood. Natural juices contain a lot of sugar, and that's what you've got in France, too. For instance, apple and orange juice contains approximately 10 % sugar. Juice drinks are then another matter; they are juice diluted with water and added sugar and flavourings, thus nutritionally even worse even though the sugar content is roughly similar.

fintler 10y ago

Juices in the US are probably similar. For example, Mott's apple juice has 28g of sugar in 8oz (236ml). For comparison, Coca-Cola "original" has 26g sugar in 8oz (236ml).

awqrre 10y ago

They are full of sugars too, for example this 100% Apple juice that I have is 28g of sugars per 240ml. But most fruit juices that they sell aren't really fruit juices and labels are really deceptive. For my kids, I mix fruit juices with equal part water to help reduce sugars. Fruit juices are fruits with lots of the good stuff removed but I still consider fruits as desserts and not very healthy...

maxerickson 10y ago
The US has specific regulations requiring fruit juices to declare what percentage of the product is fruit juice. http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/LabelingNutrition/ucm064872.htm http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocuments... That doesn't mean that they aren't sweet, but the labeling should reliably state the fruit juice content.
- awqrre 10y ago
  They do but usually the front of the label is a little deceiving and doesn't state the juice content, like "original 100% vitamin C" instead of something like "27% cranberry juice": http://blogs.longwood.edu/shakingitupatbreakfasttime/files/2014/03/Ocean-Spray-Cranberry-Juice.jpg http://blogs.longwood.edu/shakingitupatbreakfasttime/files/2... ... And I have seen worst... I'll take pictures next time I go to the grocery store... Also, many times you get juice of fruits that aren't even pictured on the label.
  - maxerickson 10y ago
    I suppose my point is more that you don't need a great deal of information to understand how to buy fruit juice. Just buy the one with a clear claim about 100% fruit juice on the label. Given that the blends aren't necessarily worse than the pure juice nutritionally, I'm not sure what you do for the consumer that can't tell the difference between "100% Vitamin C" and "100% Fruit Juice".
    - 10y ago

nerdponx 10y ago

There's a lot of sugar inside fruit. Normally you would only eat one orange. A glass of orange juice is equivalent to the juice of several oranges, with little or none of the accompanying fiber to slow down sugar absorption. Sure it's nutritious, but it's also a fructose bomb in a cup.

tkyjonathan 10y ago
There is sugar in vegetables as well. Should we all stop eating those?
- oldmanjay 10y ago
  You probably shouldn't drink the juice of a dozen carrots, if you'd like it expressed in a way that doesn't miss the point
  - tkyjonathan 10y ago
    fruitarian: a person who eats only fruit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruitarianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruitarianism Fruit and vegetable consumption and all-cause mortality: a dose-response analysis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23803880 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23803880 Did I just blow your mind?
    - oldmanjay 10y ago
      Well, not really. If it were about juice, it might have. It may be interesting to note that I am a vegetarian so I am far from opposed to eating lots of fruit.