Honestly, I love both! But today, we’re talking about their nutritional value. Do you think they’re the same, since one is an orange and the other is its juice… or is there a difference? When we make fruit juice, we use a juicer or squeeze the fruit ourselves. Here, we’re only drinking the juice. Neither the peel nor the fibers make it into our glass. Yet the healthiest parts are exactly those—peel & fibers. When we eat fruit—let’s take a pear as an example—we enjoy it bite by bite. We get both the peel and the fibers. So the healthiest parts actually reach your stomach. In pear juice, we’re only drinking the juice. Drinking juice can make blood sugar spike and hunger return soon after. Eating the whole fruit is way more satisfying and healthier. So next time, instead of grabbing a big glass of juice, why not enjoy the fruit bite by bite? Your body—and your taste buds—will thank you!
Melis Husmenoglu – Clinical Dietitian | MSc in Nutrition and Dietetics