| With so many drinks on the market that are | | | | spotting Fructose, Syrup and Sucrose on the label. |
| labeled as juice, why do they actually contain | | | | These all add up to one thing; far too much sugar. |
| hardly any? | | | | A frightening fact that recently came to my |
| The label is what always catches our eye first. | | | | attention is that due to the overload of sugar in |
| And when its got pictures of fruits and the actual | | | | these products, they are, nutritionally, even behind |
| word juice, you are obviously going to think that | | | | Soda. So drinking soda is actually better for us |
| you are buying a nice and healthy drink with a | | | | than these drinks, and the irony lies in the fact |
| high percentage of real fruit juice. We tend to | | | | that we have probably given up soda in favor of |
| think that anything with fruit in is good for us. | | | | these so called healthier options! |
| Sadly this very often isn't the case. The drinks | | | | Although public awareness is slowly grasping this |
| packaging is so misleading that the pure juice you | | | | information, there are still millions of us consuming |
| think you are drinking is anything but. | | | | these drinks under the misconception that are |
| There may be a small proportion of fruit juice in | | | | consuming something healthy. If you are on a diet |
| these drinks, but when you check the small print | | | | and the weight isn't shifting, these drinks will have |
| of the label, you will be lucky to find that even | | | | a lot to do with it. |
| reaches 50%. | | | | The best thing you can do is check the label for |
| So what makes up the difference? Well I'll tell | | | | he exact wording and the juice percentage. Check |
| you, all manner of sweeteners, preservatives and | | | | for terms such as 'juice drink' or 'blended juices' |
| other fancy names ingredients which they feel | | | | etc. If you want pure juice with all the benefits it |
| the need to add. There are multiple names for | | | | brings, only buy a product that is 100% pure juice. |
| sweeteners, I bet you have no problem is | | | | |