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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / November 2004Cranberry juice
Has anyone had a reason to look into the most nutritious cranberry 'juice' on the market? I am looking for a cranberry juice for healthful reasons that would include the (1) least amount of sugar and/or no sugar substitute (2) least amount of other juices included in the container (3) preferably, but not probably attainable, glass vs. plastic container (4) not a liquid that is marketed "a drink" (5) Of course, I will always consider an 'organic' product, but I don't recall ever seeing 'organic' cranberries Thanks for any comments. Dee GNC has a concentrate. Very pricy, however. You can get a discount card that is valid maybe one week a month or something. Saves money. Jeff > Has anyone had a reason to look into the most nutritious cranberry 'juice' > on the market? I am looking for a cranberry juice for healthful reasons [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks for any comments. > Dee I drink R.W. Knudsens Just Cranberry. Its 100% Cran from concentrate (havent found one thats not from concentrate). It sells for about 6.49 at my local WF but it goes on sale for 4.69 and I buy a bunch. Its pure cran and takes some getting used to. I weaned myself on to it by mixing it with Just Blueberry until I could drink it straight. I actually used it to wean myself off alcohol. I drank it out of wine glass and you cant gulp it, you have to sip (at least I did). It has no added sugar It has no other juices Its in a glass container Its pure juice so its marketed as such I havent found an organic 100% cran. I dont think there is a big market for it. http://www.knudsenjuices.com/products/justprod.asp?ID=17 k Find it at health food stores. It's expensive, It's almost impossible to drink, and it's good for you. Concentrates are useless and if you think Cranberry cocktails indicate what it tastes like you are in for a rude awakening. > Has anyone had a reason to look into the most nutritious cranberry 'juice' > on the market? I am looking for a cranberry juice for healthful reasons [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks for any comments. > Dee > Find it at health food stores. It's expensive, It's almost impossible to > drink, and it's good for you. Concentrates are useless and if you think [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Thanks for any comments. > > Dee Thanks for your suggestions re the GNC & the Knudsen. My husband stopped at the GNC just now and called and said that he got 16 oz for $16+ of the concentrate that Jeff mentioned. Karstens Rage: Thanks for the Knudsen reference. My husband said that he had just bought some blueberry "thing," and I see that Knudsen also makes a blueberry, perhaps that is what he bought. But he was looking at the time for cranberry (Costco) and they had no cranberry in that brand. Piezo Guru says that "Concentrates are useless " - but I don't quite understand that. Ruby: Thanks for the full information & added info re a glass bottle: I go to Trader Joe's seldom, but when I go there, I will look for it -- Many thanks. Dee To concentrate a juice it is boiled until it becomes thick. this kills all the enzymes that help your digestive system to break it down and evaporates some of the vitamins, destroys some of the heat sensitive vitamins and breaks down some of the fibres. As far as a pH response goes it may still work. > > Find it at health food stores. It's expensive, It's almost impossible to > > drink, and it's good for you. Concentrates are useless and if you think [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > Many thanks. > Dee > To concentrate a juice it is boiled until it becomes thick. this kills all > the enzymes that help your digestive system to break it down and evaporates > some of the vitamins, destroys some of the heat sensitive vitamins and > breaks down some of the fibres. > > As far as a pH response goes it may still work. Actaully, cranberry juice contains some ingredients that help prevent bacteria from attaching to the cells of the urinary tract. Can you please list the enzymes that are broken down by boiling? I mean their names and functions? Thanks. Jeff > > > Find it at health food stores. It's expensive, It's almost impossible to > > > drink, and it's good for you. Concentrates are useless and if you think [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Many thanks. > > Dee 403 10-31-04 20:20 "Piezo Guru" <gbusey@honmail.com> posted: pi> To concentrate a juice it is boiled until it becomes thick. this pi> kills all the enzymes that help your digestive system to break it pi> down and evaporates some of the vitamins, destroys some of the pi> heat sensitive vitamins and breaks down some of the fibres. "Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> replied: Ki> Can you please list the enzymes that are broken down by boiling? I Ki> mean their names and functions? Heating food above 120 F. degrees destroys all enzymes contained within the food. That is why humans who eat cooked food need to take supplemental digestive enzymes. ... End of message 31 Oct 04 20:34 ___ Blue Wave/386 v2.30 [NR] >Heating food above 120 F. degrees destroys all enzymes contained > within the food. > > That is why humans who eat cooked food need to take supplemental > digestive enzymes. Can you tell us which ones? And what they are expected to do in the human body? > To concentrate a juice it is boiled until it becomes thick. this kills all > the enzymes that help your digestive system to break it down and evaporates [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > Many thanks. > > Dee Re your: To concentrate a juice it is boiled until it becomes thick. this kills all > the enzymes that help your digestive system to break it down and evaporates > some of the vitamins, destroys some of the heat sensitive vitamins and > breaks down some of the fibres. Is "concentrating a juice" the same as "pasteurization"? It doesn't say on the bottle that it is "pasteurized." I'm wondering if every product that is pasteurized (or boiled down) might be of little value -- for example,milk, etc. because it destroys enzymes and evaporates some vitamins and breaks down some fibres. Thanks. Pasteurization is usually done very quickly in an attempt not to taint the product but it does anyway. I believe they pass it through a pipe with a boiling hotspot and then back through a refrigerated zone. This kills bacteria and all the enzymes. If it doesn't rot or go bad...don't eat it. > > To concentrate a juice it is boiled until it becomes thick. this kills all > > the enzymes that help your digestive system to break it down and [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > down some fibres. > Thanks. > Pasteurization is usually done very quickly in an attempt not to taint the > product but it does anyway. I believe they pass it through a pipe with a [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > > Re your: > > To concentrate a juice it is boiled until it becomes thick. this kills all > > > the enzymes that help your digestive system to break it down and > > evaporates [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > If it doesn't rot or go bad...don't eat it. I believe there might be one exception to this rule -- and that is HONEY! Dee What sweety? > > Pasteurization is usually done very quickly in an attempt not to taint the > > product but it does anyway. I believe they pass it through a pipe with a [quoted text clipped - 92 lines] > > Dee >Is "concentrating a juice" the same as "pasteurization"? No. Concentrating is removeing a good proportion of the water. Pasteurisation is the flash raising of the temperature to a temp that JUST kills some of the pathogenic organisms. > It doesn't say on >the bottle that it is "pasteurized." I'm wondering if every product that is >pasteurized (or boiled down) might be of little value -- for example,milk, >etc. because it destroys enzymes and evaporates some vitamins and breaks >down some fibres. Which vitamins do you think it evaporates, and which fibres do you mean? >To concentrate a juice it is boiled until it becomes thick. But that can be done at room temperature or a little above. >this kills all >the enzymes that help your digestive system to break it down Could you name one of these enzymes and mention which chemical reaction it facilitates? >and evaporates >some of the vitamins, Which vitamins are evaporated? > destroys some of the heat sensitive vitamins and >breaks down some of the fibres. Depends what temperature you do it at. > Has anyone had a reason to look into the most nutritious cranberry > 'juice' on the market? I am looking for a cranberry juice for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > (2) least amount of other juices included in the container > (3) preferably, but not probably attainable, glass [snip] Trader Joe's, which has stores in many states, has a good inexpensive (comparatively) Cranberry Juice: Just Cranberry. 100% Cranberry Juice from Concentrate (in a glass bottle) Ingredients: Filtered water (sufficient to reconstitute). Concentrated Cranberry Juice No preservatives, No artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors. On the Nutrition Facts label it shows 7g sugars in 2fl oz Does not state NO added sugar yet is VERY sour and does the trick if you are having some problem... so guess- probably doesn't have added sugar. If there is not one in your city, maybe there is one in your State maybe you could drive there & pick up a case. HTH, Ruby |
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