Is Juice from Concentrate as Nutritious as Fresh Fruit or Juice?
Nutrients are lost from a food as it undergoes processing. Hence, whole fruit is a better option because it has higher amounts of nutrients. Whole fruit is also better than freshly made juice because some of the pulp gets discarded while the juice is extracted. As more time elapses between the making of the juice and its consumption, more vitamins are lost. Hence, unless all the pulp of the fruit is added to the freshly made juice, and unless you drink the juice immediately after it’s squeezed, it will have fewer nutrients than the whole fruit. Juices from concentrate are processed and packaged and consumed after a longer period. However, essential antioxidants and vitamins are volatile and are lost with the passing of time. It’s therefore best to have a few servings of whole fruit every day.
