Why is there sugar in juice that have a label on the front saying there's no added sugar
No added sugar juice
barginsarelife on 07/04/2015 - 16:57
Last edited 07/04/2015 - 17:29
Last edited 07/04/2015 - 17:29
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Because the fruit used to make the juice contains some sugar naturally.
Some have extra sugar added to them, so this claim/label is just to say that all the sugar within the juice is there naturally.
It is the same with some foods being labeled "No added MSG" as MSG is natural in many foods.
"Gluten free" on foods which should not originally have gluten in it.
"99% Fat Free" on foods such as yoghurt which are packed full of sugar to make up for the lack of taste
"No sugar added" on fruit juices which are already quite dense in fructose content.all tricks of the trade used by marketers to put a healthy, positive spin on what is really unhealthy processed food.
Here is an easy rule to follow… If the package says that something is healthy, its not.
When was the last time you saw carrots or celery packaged and marketed as healthy? Never.
I think the no added sugar is a fair call. I'm happy to take the sugar that comes naturally, but don't want extra being added.
fruit juices, in general, are not healthy for you, added sugar or not. once you juice the fruit you've lost any beneficial fibre and what you are drinking is just concentrated fructose & sugar. it is not really any better than soft drinks.
+1 to this. I gained a lot of weight drinking fruit juice. Read the label before you down any fruit juice — a small cup (248g) of OJ does 111 worth of calorie damage, and it's also very easy to underestimate just how much a 500ml bottle of OJ actually provides in terms of joule and sugars.
Orange Juice
1 small glass (248g)
total calories 115% daily value (based on daily avg 2000 cal diet)
total carbohydrates 27 g | 9%
sugar 21 g |Sprite Lemonade
serving size 1 small glass (246 g)
total calories 99% daily value
total fat 49 mg | 0%
sodium 22 mg | 1%
total carbohydrates 25 g | 8%
sugar 22 g |Based on the labels given you can easily see that OJ can be just as bad as fizzy drinks, if not sometimes worse. Drink too much of it and your waistline will grow :)
Yes and no.
I drink lots of juice, use a generous size glass of OJ every morning to help make my smoothies. The difference being is that I do an hour of swimming or 90 minute run in the morning (or a 2 hour bike ride on weekends).
The thing is that juice is more energy dense than fruit, so you end up drinking the equivalent of say six or seven oranges. In reality you'd never eat that many in a single sitting.
The key for me is drinking OJ that has pulp, retains a little of that fiber. Never been a fan of other juices other than straight carrot juice. Again, I'd drink two to three times as many carrots than I'd ever be able to sit down and eat.
I agree its good to know what's in the juice, and I think the issue is really portion sizes.
Get a bag of oranges and squeeze your own juice and after 4 or 5 you have 200ml of juice and a very visible pile of peel to show you how much fruit you are ingesting.
Tilt a Berri bottle and a big glass comes out with no effort.
Or go to Boost and get a massive cup of sugary juice poured for you!
No wonder people get a lot of calories when the "healthy" option is so full of energy.Portion sizes are an issue but not the root of the problem. It is true that virtually no one would sit down and eat six oranges in a single sitting, which coincidentally is roughly how many are in a glass of OJ.
It is perfectly fine to consume all that sugar and energy, provided you actually need it and use it.
OMG, my life has been a lie.
Explains why my waistline ain't going anywhereThat wasn't juice with no added sugar, right? ie those who are adding sugar to juice are taking a natural drink and turning it into lolly water
there's plenty of fibre if you don't strain it. Not as good as fresh fruit, but (with no added sugar) it's a far cry from soft drinks.
I stopped drinking bottled juices (Just Juice and the like) because during the time I was treating juice like water (drink after each meal) I gained weight even though my food intake and physical activities remain the same. AVOID bottled juices, even the so-called no added sugar kind. Can't recall the tv doco where they showed that bottled juices are as bad as softdrinks
No added sugar means just that. No "ADDED" sugar. But it doesn't mean it's not there already.
Same as when some sweets are labelled "Fat Free", even though sugar makes you fat.
Same as when "no artificial Colours or Flavours" Doesn't mean what you see or taste isn't what you think you are consuming. Eg if the food you ate was red, it may have been due to a colouring that is considered naturally derived from a rock or plant or something.
Eg if the food you ate was red, it may have been due to a colouring that is considered naturally derived from a rock or plant or something.
Or a beetle.
Also of interest:
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-cochineal-insects-colo…
People are strange. If you ate a bag of oranges per day do you think you'll get fat? All things in moderation people.
Possibly you would.
What you would find is the oranges make you full due to fibre while juice leaves you wanting more, because they actually make you more thirsty.
All things in moderation is correct. If you are trying to control weight, fruit should be limited to 1-2 pieces a day and best to stick to things like berries which are lower fructose.
So having a bag of oranges or a glass of squeezed juice, pulp or not, is not moderation.
People are strange. Fancy thinking something made from extracting the liquid from fruit is entirely healthy.
Probably not. You wouldn't feel hungry after eating a bag of oranges so you wouldn't eat other food.
With juice, you're doing both.
Stay away from fruit juice. Do you normally eat 5 Apples at a time? That is essentially what juice is. Much better off eating the apple and getting the fibre as well.
plus for many types of fruits, a lot of the nutrition is in the skin, which you are not consuming. fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds etc have antioxidants on the outside layer to protect them from external attack.
You can buy sugar with no added sugar…I mean…you're already buying it so why would they give you more for free?
OP, you answered your own question whilst writing it.
"All sugars are equal in their bad effects – even bars sold in health food shops as containing "completely natural" sweeteners. "The most important issue about added sugar is that everybody thinks it's cane sugar or maybe beet sugar or HFC syrup or all the other syrups but globally the cheapest thing on the market almost is fruit juice concentrate coming out of China. It has created an overwhelming supply of apple juice concentrate. It is being used everywhere and it also gets around the sugar quotas that lots of countries have." — http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/07/smoothies-fru…
Fruit Juice Concentrate or Pear Juice are popular ingredients to bost sweetness of otherwise bland, refined juice without having to put 'sugar' on the label. Many juice brands have as much sugar content as Coke or Lemonade, albeit with added vitamins and minerals that you won't find in soda, and less consumer guilt per 100ml. Vitamin Water and Fruit -Flavoured waters are now a big growth area and contain as many nasty ingredients as traditional sodas.
The only real alternative to plain water is vegetable juice, ideally freshly made yourself.
No added cocaine? I wanna know what juice your buying?