Fruit juices are a great way to start your day. Fruit juices are generally considered to be healthy and consumed very often as a part of the daily routine.
Yet, some people suggest that juice isn’t as healthy as it’s made out to be and just as detrimental to your health as sugary soda.
This article examines the latest scientific evidence to compare fruit juice and soda.
The fruit is healthy and fruit juice is a convenient way to drink your nutrients, so what could be wrong with a daily dose of fruit juices? unfortunately, most fruits juices, organic and otherwise, flood your body with as much sugar as soda. Juicing a whole fruit into liquid requires a lot of processing. A glass of juice, with ‘pulp’ or without, organic or otherwise, is not nutritionally equivalent to whole fruit. Let us further discuss how fruit juice and soda are similar and harmful to you.
One of the main reasons some people consider fruit juice as unhealthy as sugary soda is the suger content of these beverages. Both soda and 100% fruit juice pack around 110 calories and 20–26 grams of sugar per cup (240 ml).
Due to their similar sugar contents, some people have started grouping juices and soda together, suggesting that they should be avoided to an equal extent. However, soda and juice are unlikely to affect your health in the same ways
Because fruit juice lacks fiber, there isn’t anything to offset its natural sugar content; this leads to dramatic spikes in blood sugar. Not only is this bad news for your energy levels, but it’s also going to wreak havoc on your cravings, too.
however, when consumed in small amounts fruit juice remains the clear winner as it contains most vitamins and minerals
