.
(OrganicJar) One of the great scams of the industrial food cartel is the so-called "fresh" orange juice sold in supermarkets.
Alissa Hamiliton has written a new book on the subject called Squeezed: What You Don't Know About Orange Juice
I was shocked after watching this video! I knew that they added sugar but had no idea about these 'flavor packets' they added, or how each orange juice company has a specific orange juice 'taste' that they use. I want to know where on the nutritional label the flavor packets are listed, and whats in them!
Reality Check - The Facts:
- There is more vitamin c in a single orange than in a full glass of industrial orange juice.
- Truly fresh orange juice only last a few days. It if last for weeks (or months), it's an industrial product.
- Until the Florida orange growers launched a campaign in the early 20th century to deal with their surplus crop, the only people who drank orange juice were Floridians who had a tree in their backyard. There is nothing particularly healthy or natural about drinking orange juice - and the industrial product is a total waste of money.
What Are Your Thoughts On This?
Related Articles:
Check out more great articles that will empower you to make positive changes in your health!
Comments: 8 | Post a Comment | Trackback URL
Trackbacks: 1 | Trackback URL
- From Tweets that mention The Shocking Truth About Orange Juice - Must Watch! -- Topsy.com on Oct 19, 2009
Grok | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
Just more highly processed sugar to fuel your road trip to diabetes.
Drink up America!
Deb | Nov 21, 2009 | Reply
What a disappointment! I’ve posted this interview and book link on my blog to help spread the word.
Jason Cairns | Nov 23, 2009 | Reply
Great! keep spreading the word! – cheers jason
rusty | Dec 10, 2009 | Reply
Does this apply to USDA Certified Organic juices too?
Mary S | Jan 15, 2010 | Reply
Correction – she said that she did NOT say that sugar is added!!!
I was disappointed that they did not talk about frozen orange juice.
Donna Cosmato | Jan 31, 2010 | Reply
This just reinforces a key to healthy living – eating food as close to the natural source as possible (raw, steamed, minimally process) – is your best source for highest nutrition, immunity system strengthing, and total wellness.
Mike | Feb 2, 2010 | Reply
All sounds great to me! So, they process the orange juice in order for it to keep longer – which means we can drink it all year long instead of for a couple months a year. But then, uh oh! they replace some of the stuff that was lost in processing with… stuff extracted from actual oranges! the horror!
and what’s up with those facts, #3 is just dumb, but the other two are irrelevant health-wise.
Jennifer Price | Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
I wish I could say I’m shocked, or even surprised. But sadly, I’m not… just disappointed in the food and beverage industry, again.