The juice is loose

[captpackrat]

It's rather annoying, I go to the supermarket and about 2/3rds of the "juice" they have for sale isn't pure juice, it's a little bit of juice mixed with water and sugar high fructose corn syrup.  Some brands are as low as 1% juice!

And even when you do find something that's 100% juice, chances are it's not 100% of the kind of juice on the front label.  Recently I saw a bottle of 100% "Pomegranate" juice, but according to the ingredients list, it's mostly apple or grape juice, pomegranates are third on the list.

Lately I've been trying to drink less soda and more fruit juice, but it's really difficult when the labels try so hard to be deceptive.  Although juice has about as many calories as soda, it also has vitamins, minerals, flavonoids, polyphenols and other important nutrients.  Since I have a bad habit of not eating as many vegetables as I should, I'm hoping a glass of apple juice a day will keep the doctor away.

Comments

[rigelkitty.livejournal.com]

I don't really mind if the juice I drink is 100% some-other-kind-of-juice. It's still 100%. I'm buying for real juice quotient, not authenticity. If it tastes good, I'll drink it.

[captpackrat.livejournal.com]

When I'm buying a juice for it's health benefits (like pomegranate), I'd rather get 100% of that particular juice, especially if they're charging the same amount for apple/grape/pomegranate as they do for pure pomegranate.

[rigelkitty.livejournal.com]

I agree with that sentiment. Where pomegranate is concerned, I can't drink it for too long. It's too intense-tasting for me, personally. I get sick of it after a few glasses and have to drink something else for a while.