The Secret Ingredient in Orange Juice
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The Secret Ingredient in Orange Juice
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#2So they don't have to list the flavor packets as ingredients. But why are they allowed to advertise "100% pure premium Florida orange juice"?
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#3So they don't have to list the flavor packets as ingredients. But why are they allowed to advertise "100% pure premium Florida orange juice"?
Because lobbying.
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#4So they don't have to list the flavor packets as ingredients. But why are they allowed to advertise "100% pure premium Florida orange juice"?
I think it's because the flavor packets are also made from 100% Florida orange juice, even if it's just extracts processed from oranges, not the raw juice.
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#5TL;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.
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#6Is there any actual evidence that MSG should be "cause for concern"?
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#7Is there any actual evidence that MSG should be "cause for concern"?
No. None whatsoever. MSG is just the sodium salt of glutamic acid. Just like table salt breaks down into its constituent sodium and chlorine in water, MSG breaks down into sodium and glutamic acid, the latter of which is in high quantities in beef, poultry, eggs, fish, dairy, and so on.
Fear of MSG is, chemically speaking, utter nonsense.
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#8I know this article is trying to "scare me with science," but it actually makes me proud that science allows for orange juice year round. Fresh is always better than not fresh, but this is something we as a society should be proud of, not ashamed.
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#9I was always confused as to why "100% orange juice not from concentrate" tasted so wildly different from fresh squeezed orange juice.
It's almost as if they are two completely separate drinks.
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#10> I’m not questioning the health or merit of added chemicals (“natural” or “synthetic”)
Oh good, I thought you were afraid of chemicals
>I’m questioning the health or merit of so-called foods that are so devoid of flavor or color that we have to add back in chemical flavorings and colors to make them palatable.
Wait what? I thought you weren't questioning the health or merit chemicals? People like orange juice (more specifically, not from concentrate), and the cheapest way to produce something that resembles that is to store them in oxygen-free vats and add back flavor packs. Who cares if chemicals were used to achieve that flavor?