[deleted] t1_jeeqdn2 wrote
Two parts of this:
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The amount of sugar in fruit is fairly low compared to the amount of sugar in candy and soft drinks. You’d have to eat an enormous quantity of fruit to consume as much sugar as you can from sources with all this added sugar.
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The sugar in fruits is normally mostly tied up in the various plant cells. It takes your body a little time to actually get at it all, so it doesn’t spike your blood sugar as much. Added sugar in candy/sodas is almost all immediately absorbable so hits your system all at once and spikes blood sugar and then spikes insulin production.
These aren’t comprehensive, but are two factors.
GreatRyujin t1_jef7e3u wrote
>It takes your body a little time to actually get at it all, so it doesn’t spike your blood sugar as much
And that's also the reason that fruit juices are really not that healthy.
Sure, you're getting some vitamins, but because most of the fiber is gone there is nothing keeping the sugar from being absorbed very fast.
It's better than sodas but not really good altogether.
ZacQuicksilver t1_jef8z75 wrote
Asterisk: sliding scale
The more pulp and other fruit matter in a juice, the less this is a problem. Clear juice is the worst - and in some cases, can be as bad as soda (especially if there is sugar added). Juice with pulp is better; and smoothies made from the entire fruit is only marginally worse than eating the fruit straight.
GeorgeCauldron7 t1_jef9b8d wrote
What about making orange juice by smooshing the orange against your forehead?
-Kibbles-N-Tits- t1_jefbc01 wrote
Instructions unclear
Dick stuck in an orange
raff7 t1_jeffzgy wrote
This guy confused the world “head” with the world “skin” lol
chu42 t1_jefdfpi wrote
You mean there's a better way??
spackletr0n t1_jef1k4g wrote
I think you are directionally correct on this, but I would challenge “enormous.” The sugar in a 12 oz soda is less than two apples , and a little more than two oranges. That’s more than most people eat as a serving, but not enormous imo.
glaucusb t1_jef3w86 wrote
>I think you are directionally correct on this, but I would challenge “enormous.” The sugar in a 12 oz soda is less than two apples , and a little more than two oranges. That’s more than most people eat as a serving, but not enormous imo.
This is quite wrong. A can of soda contains 39 grams of sugar. An apple on average contains 11 grams of sugar.
https://www.coca-colacompany.com/faqs/how-much-sugar-is-in-coca-cola
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/how-does-sugar-in-our-diet-affect-our-health/
hphdup92 t1_jef7kx8 wrote
Is an UK apple comparable to an US apple? Whenever I am in the states, it seems like fruit is absurdly sugary.
Oehlian t1_jef8pu5 wrote
There are very different nutrition numbers between types of apples. Some types have 2.5x as much sugar as others. Probably won't change much between UK and US, but the types and prevalence might so it would affect the averages. Possibly size too.
Morsigil t1_jefaz7e wrote
I decided to look into this. The answer seems to be maybe there is a bit more sugar, but it's probably more likely they taste sweeter because they're bred to be less bitter/sour rather than increasing their sugar content, which is quite hard to do. Go to the link to James Wong's Twitter post near the end of the article to get his (above) take.
android_windows t1_jefjx2o wrote
Depends on the variety. The bag of Sweetango apples in my fridge say they have 16g sugar per 154g apple. This is a newer variety that is sweeter than some of the older varieties.
vagfactory t1_jef53t8 wrote
im pretty sure their apple numbers include carbohydrates
MusicusTitanicus t1_jef66wk wrote
Sugars are carbohydrates
spackletr0n t1_jefchta wrote
I saw another label that said 19 grams of sugar per apple. So there is variability. At any rate, even 3.5 apples is not “enormous” in my book.
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knighthawk0811 t1_jef95hb wrote
glad to see reasons that aren't just processed sugar is the devil.
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