The difference between Juicing and Juice Plus+! To answer a question I get often... In traditional juicing processes, especially for industrial (or large scale) practices, fruit and vegetable juice is formed by squeezing the produce until the liquid is removed. That liquid is often times a clear fluid because most processors cannot “juice” the solids. This leaves an almost clarified liquid that has a relatively high sugar content and relatively low fiber content, and contains none of the micronutrients that would be found in the skin or peels of the fruit, or the leaves and stems of the vegetables. The Juice Plus+®ing process is a bit more rigorous, but results in what we feel is a much better finished product. We start with the whole fruits and vegetables. We leave the skin and seeds intact (unless the seeds are toxic, as is the case with peaches) and process the whole produce. We have a very large grinder that breaks the majority of the pieces up into small bits and then those small bits are further broken down into a fine slurry. It is this slurry containing the micronutrients from the skin and seeds or leaves and stems along with the flesh that is dried. This picture of the beginning of our process is the rough grinding of the fruits. When we test our product against other “juiced” powders, we consistently see higher values for things like vitamin E and C, as well as polyphenols and anthocyanins. Additionally, we consistently see deeper, more vibrant colors in our products than in competitive products. - Liza Pepple, Manager of Product Quality at Juice Plus+
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:46:10 +0000
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