Vitamins in juice?

Question

I got this new juice made by Tropicana, called Tropicana Pure Pomegranate and Blueberry juice. It is 100% juice but when I look on the back, it contains pomegranate and blueberry juices from concentrate. When I looked at the nutrition info, it contains only 2% of two B vitamins and 2% folic acid, no vitamin A or C or anything else.

I'm just wondering, why are these vitamin levels so low? It's for an 8 oz serving. Is it because the juices are from concentrate? Or are there other vitamins/benefits not listed? I got this because I thought it would be healthy, but I think I should have checked the nutrition info first.

Answer 1

Unsweetened Blueberry has the remarkable ability to balance blood sugar -- if the blood sugar is high it brings it down and vice versa! Pomegranate is remarkably high in antioxidants which guard your body from free radicals which cause cancer and other degenerative diseases. The juice of these two is beneficial for those reasons. Vitamin C is available practically everywhere. It is in green leafys, citrus, tomatoes etc. On the other hand Antioxidants are not as widely available or naturally occuring.

Answer 2

It can be made from concentrate and still be called 100% juice. All it means is that nothing else (i.e. sugar, etc) was added.

Pomegranate and blueberries are not exactly good sources of vitamin C. But they are a great source of antioxidants. If you are looking for vitamin C, I would recommend looking for acerola cherry juice or camu camu fruit juice. Mango juice is a great source of vitamin A, as is carrot.

Another possibility is that the juice was heat-pasteurized, destroying the vitamin C.

Answer 3

Lots of sugar, hardly any vitamins.

Answer 4

Many naturalists say don't drink juice because you are not getting the benefits from the whole fruit

Answer 5

i always try to make sure the nutrients in my juice and vitamins are natural.  There are many food supplements that are contrived to give you the illusion of it's healthy ingredients, but around half of the nutrients passes throught the body without being digested.

Answer 6

It's always a good idea to read the labels first.  People buy what they THINK is 100% juice, but it actually says 100% Vitamin C, with only about 27% juice! .... and, even the juices that are 100% juice, may actually have a major proportion of APPLE juice, even if it's supposed to be other juices ....  You will generally get the purest and best quality juices in the refrigerated section; but alot of them are also "drink", not juice......  I've found that get really pure, unadulterated juice, you usually have to settle for orange or grapefruit:)