There was an interesting CBC News show on this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e4CEm9yybo
The most interesting thing was that people were so used to the taste of the processed OJ that they preferred it to the fresh squeezed OJ.
The Secret Ingredient in Orange Juice
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
When that "fresh" OJ has a fraction of the nutritional benefits of the real thing, is it even the same thing? EDIT: https://www.google.com/search?q=nutritional+value+of+jurice+... (Change Juice type to Orange
Do you have evidence for that? I prefer freshly squeezed juice because it tastes better, but processing like this allows for cheap juice to be available in large quantities year-round, which also has value.
> which also has value.
No it (i.e. orange juice) doesn't have meaningful value. It's like soda minus the bubbles.
Edit:
8oz of Coca-Cola contains 26g sugar: http://www.coca-colaproductfacts.com/en/coca-cola-products/c...
8oz of Tropicana orange juice contains 22g sugar: http://www.tropicana.com/products/tropicana_pure_premium/no_...
If you're concerned about your Vitamin C intake, try a multi-vitamin.
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#23TL;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.
I'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.
Yes, exactly. I didn't drink much juice before I read this, but I stopped entirely after first reading it back in 2011.
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#24Oh please. More 'evil chemicals' scare. I thought this crowd would be smarter than that.
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#25This is one of the little things that make me happy about the Netherlands: the local market chains sell lots of minimally industrialized products. Orange juice tastes fresh and will spoil in a couple of days. If you still don't trust it, there are machines where you can choose fruit and squeeze your own juice. And it's usually cheaper than the big-brand alternatives.
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#26I 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.
Trader Joe's has Unpasteurized Orange Juice which does taste like freshly squeezed juice. I wonder how real that is.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you have evidence for that? I prefer freshly squeezed juice because it tastes better, but processing like this allows for cheap juice to be available in large quantities year-round, which also has value.
> which also has value. No it (i.e. orange juice) doesn't have meaningful value. It's like soda minus the bubbles. Edit: 8oz of Coca-Cola contains 26g sugar: http://www.coca-colaproductfacts.com/en/coca-cola-products/c... 8oz of Tropicana orange juice contains 22g sugar: http://www.tropicana.com/products/tropicana_pure_premium/no_... If you're concerned about your Vitamin C intake, try a multi-vitamin.
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#28TL;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.
I'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.
You have never felt the desire for a tart citrus beverage?
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#29> 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…
I don't think he was questioning the health or safety of the additives, I think he was questioning the nutritious list of oranges or the foodstuffs that lack flavor. This would make sense given that humans have evolved to taste and enjoy flavours based upon the nutritiousness of that food.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'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.
You have never felt the desire for a tart citrus beverage?
Not 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.