Corn Syrup – Cheap, Sweet and Devoid of Nutritional Value
Corn syrup is a high-fructose sweetner added to fruit and vegetable jucies.
Andy Williams
Saccharin (E954)
Saccharin (E954) is a sweetner that was discovered in 1871 by a chemist working on coal tar!
Splenda (Sucralose or E955) 1
Splenda is an extremely sweet sweetner we have all heard of. It also goes by the name sucralose. Contrary to common belief, it’s not zero-calories.
Neotame (E961) 2
Neotame (E961) is a sweetner that is very similar to aspartame but a lot sweeter.
Sodium Hexametaphosphate (E452i)
Sodium Hexametaphosphate (E452i) helps keeps juice pulp mixed in the liquid rather than sinking to the bottom.
Sea Salt Can add Trace Elements to Juices
Sea salt may not be the most obvious component of juices, but a lot of supermarket juices do contain sea salt for added taste.
Tagatose is a natural sugar extracted from dairy products
Tagatose is a sugar found in dairy products. Almost as sweet as sugar, this alternative has fewer calories so is used to sweeten fruit and vegetable juices.
Sulfites – E150b, E150d, E220, E221, E224, E225, E226, E227, E228
Sulfites are a range of preservatives used in fruit and vegetable juices.
Vanillin – the cheaper, synthetic alternative to vanilla 1
Vanillin is an artificial vanilla flavoring used in Vanilla Escence and baby formulas, but is it addictive?
Tartaric acid (E472d)
Tartaric Acid (E472d) is a tart crystalline substance found in some fruit. It can be used as a flavoring to add tartness or mask the unpleasant aftertaste of artificial sweetners.
Erythritol (E968)
Erythritol (E968) is a natural sugar used to sweeten juices. Since it isn’t readily digested by the bacteria in your gut, it doesn’t cause wind.
Beet Powder (E162)
Beet Powder (E162) is a colorant from dried beet roots but it also adds an unusual flavor to juices.
Aspartame (E951)
Aspartame (E951) is a very common sweetner. If you listen to some people, it’s a major cause of cancer. Read the truth about Aspartame.
Acesulfame-Potassium (E950)
Acesulfame-Potassium (E950) is a sweetner that is the additive of choice for many tart or sour juices.
Cane Juice and Evaporated Cane Juice
Cane juice is pressed from sugar cane and is used as a sweetner in many juices and soft drinks.
Allura Red AC ( E129)
Allura Red AC (E129) is a coloring that may aggrevate ADHD and other health problems.
Vitamin B5 is used to make coenzyme A which is needed for hormones and other substances 1
B5 deficiencies were common in prisoners of war in the second world war but quite rare these days as it is found in a lot of different foods. Unless you live on burger, fries & cola, you probably don’ have anything to worry about. But what does vitamin B5 do in the body? Read on to find out.
Vitamin D is the “sunshine” vitamin.
Vitamin D deficiency is more wide-spread than most people realise. In some places of the world, its very difficult for your skin to manufacture this “sunshine” vitamin because of low sunlight levels, people hiding from the heat of the day, or simply because sunblock prevents the UV rays from getting through to your skin.
Biotin (vitamin B7) an enzyme co-factor
Biotin is one of the vitamins most people have not heard of. Even by the common name of B7, people still scratch their heads. Biotin is a necessary to help many of the bodies enzymes carry out their functions. Making, storing and releasing energy are three important uses for this co-enzyme.
Vitamin A a multi-functional, essential vitamin.
Vitamin A is extremely important for a number of reasons most notably the maintenance and growth of membranes (including the retina of the eye), but it is also a toxic vitamin in high doses. Read how early artic explorers and their dogs faced death when eating the vitamin A rich livers of polar bears.