The best packed juice? In this article you will discover the main differences between the varieties that exist on the market. What should you keep in mind regarding sugar? What is the most natural? Put some light on all these unknowns as you read the conclusions of the latest study of the OCU.
Is packaged juice healthy?
First of all we must remember that eat fruit it is much healthier than drinking juice. It doesn't matter that we squeeze it at home. That is, for a 200ml glass we squeeze two or three oranges. In this way we ingest much more sugar and much less fiber what if we ate the pulp. If you are still a person who loves juices, we can give you some recommendations. In addition, drinking a packaged one is always the fastest and most practical when you have little time.
La OCU has compared 97 kinds of juice from different brands on the market and has drawn conclusions. A priori, the highest quality are the squeezed and those that come from concentrated. They are made from a large amount of fruit (100%) although they are a minority. Of the entire sample chosen, only seven belonged to the category of juices. The one from concentrate is achieved by adding water to a juice concentrate that is usually produced outside of Spain. It lacks additives, like the previous one.
Which ones follow?
Then follow the nectars and juice drinks. They have only one 50% fruit squeezed. What are nectars? Well, they are juices that are made with a certain minimum percentage of fruit established by regulations. In those of orange, apple or peach it is at least 50%. Water, sugar or sweeteners and additives are added to the fruit.
In contrast, juice-based drinksor they look like the previous ones but cannot be called that. One of the causes is that they present the denomination well "No added sugar" and they contain sweeteners. The other is that they do not incorporate the minimum amount of fruit that the regulations dictate. In last place we have the bottled juice that scores the worst in the OCU. The juice drink and milk Bifrutas de Pascual style. They contain between 7 and 41% of juice with a lesser amount of milk. The rest of the drink is water.
Precautions
Let's not trust ourselves, a 200ml brick of squeezed juice contains 22 gramos de sugar on average. This is the daily limit set by the WHO for a child under the age of seven! In addition, except the squeezed and the concentrated ones, all have a good amount of additives. Therefore, you think you "drink" fruit and end up getting into the body of everything but her. From writing we recommend moderation and consume them consciously. Have you changed the way you see the packed juice?
