Juice And Fruit
Amit Sharma
| 25-10-2023
· Food Team
Many people consider fruit juice to be a superior version of whole fruit, believing that juice captures the essence of the fruit. They think that by drinking enough juice, there's no need to consume the actual fruit.
Fruit juice will lose a lot of dietary fiber, and the nutritional value of fruit juice compared to fruit is far from it.
Why can't drinking fruit juice and eating fruit be equated?
Take orange juice as an example, we usually need to take 4 to 5 oranges, put them into the fruit and vegetable machine, under the high speed of the fruit and vegetable machine blades, to remove the peel and fruit residue, and finally into a cup of sweet and sour delicious orange juice.
Unfortunately, vitamins are very fragile nutrients, and when exposed to light and oxygen, they are dramatically damaged and attenuated.
In the process of squeezing into juice, the blade cuts the fruit, constantly stirring, it will make the vitamins in the fruit light, oxygen, and full contact, and the vitamin content is naturally reduced.
Thus, the ability to make us beautiful and healthy after being turned into juice is also reduced.
We also just mentioned that there is dietary fiber in fruits that is helpful for intestinal health, which is mainly found in the pomace of fruits.
When we make juice and remove the pomace, we also discard this good fiber and it doesn't work to make the gut stronger and healthier.
So there is a tremendous loss of nutritional value and a reduction in the benefits to our bodies when fruit is turned into juice.
Fruit juice is especially good mainly because it is usually very sweet, and after juicing, almost all of the sugar in the fruit goes into the juice.
This concentrated sugar makes the juice sweeter and tastier than the fruit.
Consuming an additional glass of juice alongside your regular meals may contribute to weight gain. Some children with limited appetites might find themselves full after drinking juice, leaving less room for nutrient-rich foods like eggs, milk, and meat. As a result, they might experience stunted growth, insufficient height gain, or even malnutrition. Frequent consumption of sweet fruit juices can also lead to tooth decay. While juicing might enhance the taste of fruits, it often diminishes their nutritional value. Therefore, it's generally healthier to consume whole fruits.