Why do you ask? The interesting question is another one: Why does apple juice have a glycemic index of 45, while a whole apple has a glycemic index of 38 and

Why do you ask? The interesting question is another one: Why does apple juice have a glycemic index of 45, while a whole apple has a glycemic index of 38 and coke a glycemic index of 65, soft drinks going up to 75, and jelly beans up to 150, more than pure glucose? And how do apple juice, hfcs soft drinks and fruit juices increase the risk for heart disease? https://bmcnutr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40795-017-0168-9 https://bmcnutr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40795-01... The question of apples vs hfcs is sweet but misleading. Edit: oh you've added your own research. Thanks for that. My remark still holds, the real insight is that sweet drinks are no good for health, and hfcs even more so than succrose sweetened drinks. So no matter if apple.juice is similar in contents and effect as a coke, both should be a rare treat, and water and unsweetened tea and fresh apples are really a Good Thing (tm).