Juice "Multifruit": harm and benefit

Earlier on the shelves of shops it was possible to find three-liter cans of apple, grape and tomato juices. Sometimes in the spring period they were joined by birch, but because of its pale yellow color, it could not reach popularity.

Most importantly, all the juices were really natural. They were produced from seasonal raw materials, which grew on the territory of the country. Apple juice was produced massively in the period from late summer to late autumn, until the whole harvest was harvested. The production of grape juice fell for the harvest period in the vineyards. Tomato juice was produced in a similar way. In Soviet times there was no pineapple, orange, banana or juice multifruit. Since the fruits from which such drinks were made, did not grow, and do not grow to this day in the territory of our country. Therefore, before discussing the harm and benefit of juice, let's try to figure out how and from what it is produced.

Composition of juice multifruit

If you believe the packaging, then these juices include several fruits. It can be, for example, a banana, a strawberry, a pear or kiwi, pineapple and mango. But forgive me, where in the banana, kiwi, mango or pineapple juice? Let's try to buy a kilo of the same bananas and squeeze out juice from them. Will it work out a lot? Of course not. The same goes for the rest of the fruits, which are often represented in the formulations of multifruit mixtures. In order for their consistency to be liquid, they often add apple juice. Rather on its basis and produce similar nectars. And this is at best. Since most manufacturers add simple water for economy. And that's all! The juice is ready. Drink and enrich your body with vitamins. Well, completely unscrupulous producers can limit themselves to emulsions, and on the whole can turn out to be everyone's favorite in childhood drink "Jupi", which manage to give out for juice.

The process of manufacturing multifruit juice by a bona fide producer

So, to produce 1 ton of juice, multifruit needs to process 0.5 tons of apples. Also add mango concentrate, sugar syrup, water and citric acid. All ingredients undergo heat and heat treatment under high pressure. Heat treatment is necessary in order to destroy various harmful microorganisms, avoid the fermentation process already in the packaged product. The higher the temperature during processing, the less time it takes to remove it. But at the same time the quality of juice is significantly reduced. Some such method is replaced by short-term sterilization. But it is suitable only for those juices that are intended for filling into bottles. Just before packing, the juice passes pasteurization. Further, it is bottled at a temperature of at least 80 degrees and passes through a stage of additional pasteurization and cooling.

Juice is a multifruit. Caloric content, fats, carbohydrates, proteins

On average, in 1 liter of packaged juice there are four cups of liquid. Total for one glass of juice is about 28 g of carbohydrates, 4.4 g of proteins and 0 g of fat. Its caloricity is about 113 kilocalories. As you can see, we are not talking about vitamins in purchased juices at all. Although many manufacturers on the labels of their products write the opposite. Praise the benefit of their product, indicating how much it is enriched with vitamins A, B, C and many others.

Harm and benefit of multifruit juice

After considering the process of making juice, multifruit and its composition about the benefits of such a product can not be said, rather the reverse. If previously purchased juices were considered a quality and useful product, today it is in great doubt. And already pediatricians are not recommended to give such juices to babies at an early age, rather they caution moms and advise them to abstain.

If you want to really get the most benefit from juices, then get a juicer and experiment at home for yourself and your loved ones.