Are packaged fruit juices healthy?

We all live in a fast-paced world where nobody has time for good quality foods.

It is a known true fact that we do not have time to prepare a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables.

So, one of the best easy options would be to go for packaged fruit juices, which comes handy and is reasonably priced too. But is it healthy?

Definitely not, let us have a peek into how these fruit juices are actually prepared and sealed!

The juice from the fruit is actually processed in the factories in order to increase its shelf life say ranging from 6 months to 2 years. Therefore, they are either heated or undergo a process called pasteurization, wherein the good and healthy benefits of the fruits get destroyed along with the bad bacteria.

Fresh fruits are rich in digestive enzymes which get killed too when pasteurized. It does not stop here either; they add preservative chemicals to increase the longevity of the packaged juice, which at times could be carcinogenic.

In simple words, we pay for consuming carcinogens; this is the true reality picture of what is happening around us.

Therefore, the best option would be to consume fresh fruits as a whole. As we prepare juices using fruit processor, only the juice gets extracted and the pulp is thrown out as a waste.

We tend to forget that the pulp is actually rich in fiber, which aids in digestion. So, instead of using filtered processors, use a simple mixie, where the entire fruit remains intact.

But nutritionists give more preference to whole fruit than juices as we add sugar to the juice which could increase the blood sugar levels and if taken in large quantities with a sedentary lifestyle, would increase the weight as it gets stored in the body as fat.

 So, my vote is for whole fresh fruits.  What you Say ?