Help settle a discussion between son and hubby- Is sugar in juice the same as sugar in soda?

Question

Lots of bad press on soda lately whether diet or regular. I know regular has sugar- what ? 24 to 38 grams per can about. So Paul Newman's grape juice has 39 grams of sugar for each 8 ounces, so 12 ounces would have about 60 grams. How is it different. Sugar isn ot an ingredient on the juice but the first ingrd. is grape juice from concentrate. Is the juice btter for you? How do the sugar figure in there

Answer 1

The sugar in soda (table sugar, also called sucrose) is more refined than the sugar in fruit (also known as fructose).

Any sugar can drive your blood sugar up fast, and you get that spurt of energy.

All sugars can put weight on you.

All sugars can rot your teeth.

All sugars need insulin to transport them to your cells, which, if they aren't getting fed, will send out all sorts of chemical signals encouraging you to eat--which is why diabetics (who do not make insulin or at least not enough of it) are so hungry so often and tend to get heavy.

BUT fruit has vitamins, minerals, and indigestible fiber, all of which are good for you and important to include in your diet.

The sugar in soda doesn't.

The reason that sugar isn't the first ingredient (or maybe isn't list at all) on juice containers is that if it occurs naturally in the juice, it is not in and of itself an ingredient.

Same goes for salt, vitamins, and minerals, all of which are contained in juices, but which will not be listed as distinct ingredients.

Answer 2

Well, it is all processed for the most part but juice has vitamins, soda doesn't. Soda will dehydrate and will rob calcium from the body. The best thing to drink as per the Navy Flight Surgeon and the Docs ( Corpsman ) is Gatorade ( sucks I am an OHIO STATE fan but ) cut 1/2 with water. Potassium, electrolytes, and good old fashioned H2O, the Gators were on to something.
To see the difference get a juicer that collects pulp ( like you were wanting to make homemade wine ) and do your own taste test. I bet you will like natural grape juice over the processed commercial products. Come on, why does everyone like fresh squeezed Orange juice so much?

Answer 3

If the soda actually has sugar in it rather than corn syrup and/or high fructose corn syrup, then the sugars are the same. However, most sodas do not use sugar. In "no sugar added" fruit juices there is still sugar in the juice. The sugar is the same sugar as table sugar - sucrose. Sucrose is a double molecule; a molecule of glucose and a molecule of fructose that are chemically bound together. Sucrose is one of Mother Nature's little tricks. Sucrose is not "refined"' from fruits, sugar cane, sugar beets, honey, maple sap, etc; it is extracted then washed. Most of our table sugar comes from sugar cane or sugar beets. Many fruits have a bit more fructose than glucose, so there are some fructose molecules that are "free". Corn syrup is a lab created glucose and is "considered" chemically identical to naturally occurring glucose. High fructose corn syrup is lab created glucose and lab created fructose blended in varying ratios. Fructose is about 25% sweeter than sucrose.

As another answerer pointed out, sugar in fruits, berries, etc is deemed better for you because you get health benefits from the nutrients and fibers in the fruits and berries. But the sugar in fruits and berries is the same sugar you serve at the table - they're both from Mother Nature.

Answer 4

it depends on the juice. Most sodas use high fructose corn syrup. Some juices use the same thing. But some juices are 100% natural. very rarely you'll see drinks use real sugar or cane sugar. That's because this sweetener is very expensive. Real sugar is not used in US sodas anymore. But I think I asked a similar question and Australia uses real sugar.

Answer 5

Sugar is sugar...and juice has a lot in it. That's because fruit has sugar in it. I've been told that people who go on all fruit diet's won't lose weight because they are consuming a lot of sugar.

Pediatrics say to not give kids more then 4-6oz of juice daily because it's not good for their teeth.

Juice is better becuase of the vitamins and minerals. 100% fruit juice equals a daily serving of fruits and vegetables per 8oz serving.

Soda is just empty calories with a lot of sugar.

Answer 6

If a juice is artificially flavored, it is the sam etype of sugar, but mixed with different ingrediaents, giving off a different chemical reaction with one another, in other words, is worse for you because of the carbonation. If it isn't artificially flavored, then it is the natural sugar from the fruit itself, which is much better for your system.

Answer 7

The sugar in fruit juice is likely fructose, a kind of sugar, but may also have corn syrup in it (another kind of sugar) if it is a "fruit cocktail."

Soft drinks have corn syrup as well, unless you get one marked as containing "cane sugar" which is merely sucrose, or granulated, table sugar.

Neither are healthy. Drink water and eat a piece of fruit.

Answer 8

Soda has none of the nutrients in Gape Juce. such as potasium.

Carbohydrates supply the body with the energy it needs to function. They are found almost exclusively in plant foods, such as fruits, vegetables, peas, and beans. Milk and milk products are the only foods derived from animals that contain a significant amount of carbohydrates.

Carbohydrates are divided into two groups-simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates, sometimes called simple sugars, include fructose (fruit sugar), sucrose (table sugar), and lactose (milk sugar), as well as several other sugars. Fruits are one of the richest natural sources of simple carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates are also made up of sugars, but the sugar molecules are strung together to form longer, more complex chains. Complex carbohydrates include fiber and starches. Foods rich in complex carbohydrates include vegetables, whole grains, peas, and beans.

Carbohydrates are the main source of blood glucose, which is a major fuel for all of the body's cells and the only source of energy for the brain and red blood cells. Except for fiber, which cannot be digested, both simple and complex carbohydrates are converted into glucose. The glucose is then either used directly to provide energy for the body, or stored in the liver for future use. When a person consumes more calories than the body is using, a portion of the carbohydrates consumed may also be stored in the body as fat.

When choosing carbohydrate-rich foods for your diet, always select unrefined foods such as fruits, vegetables, peas, beans, and whole-grain products, as opposed to refined, processed foods such as soft drinks, desserts, candy, and sugar. Refined foods offer few, if any, of the vitamins and minerals that are important to your health. In addition, if eaten in excess, especially over a period of many years, the large amounts of simple carbohydrates found in refined foods can lead to a number of disorders, including diabetes and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Yet another problem is that foods high in refined simple sugars often are also high in fats, which should be limited in a healthy diet. This is why such foods-which include most cookies and cakes, as well as many snack foods-are usually loaded with calories.

Dietary fiber is the part of a plant that is resistant to the body's digestive enzymes. Only a relatively small amount of fiber is digested or metabolized in the stomach or intestines. Most of it moves through the gastrointestinal tract and ends up in the stool.

Although most fiber is not digested, it delivers several important health benefits. First, fiber retains water, resulting in softer and bulkier stools that prevent constipation and hemorrhoids. A high-fiber diet also reduces the risk of colon cancer, perhaps by speeding the rate at which stool passes through the intestine and by keeping the digestive tract clean. In addition, fiber binds with certain substances that would normally result in the production of cholesterol, and eliminates these substances from the body. In this way, a high-fiber diet helps lower blood cholesterol levels, reducing the risk of heart disease.

It is recommended that about 60 percent of your total daily calories come from carbohydrates. If much of your diet consists of healthy complex carbohydrates, you should easily fulfill the recommended daily minimum of 25 grams of fiber.

some people are born to grapeness, others through great effort acheive grapeness. Others have grapeness thrust upon them.

Answer 9

The sugar is just as bad either place. However, there is so much more crappy stuff for you in soda-carbonation blocks your body's ability to absorb calcium, corn starch, artificial coloring.

Answer 10

well sugar is in jucie. but sometimes the jucie you get at the store is not 100% of they just add in sugar. jucie is alsolutly better than soda. if you pick up an apple in your refridgerator that apple will have natural sugar