Packaged Juice versus Fresh Juice

One may very well be confused about the difference between fresh juices made at home or at a juice shop and the packed ones available at the grocery store. Benefits of each are given below: • Freshly squeezed juice at home or the street vendor’s has to be consumed within half an hour or so, while packaged juice has a longer shelf life and also retains its taste and nutritional quality. • Fresh juice may develop acidity after the extraction. Packaging allows the fruit juice to remain fresh. • From a health perspective, fresh juice is always preferable but it has limited availability during off season. • When a whole fruit is pressed or squeezed to make juice, some of the nutrients, most notably fibre and the water-soluble vitamins, are lost in the process. • Studies show that drinking juice in the morning on an empty stomach – or at least half an hour before a meal – is the most beneficial time of the day to have fresh juice. This is when your stomach is empty and hungers for food, and will absorb anything you consume.