Peaches in a Jar

thisisjl

I buy jarred peaches in fruit juice to take to work with me. It's convienant and there are 5 servings I can go grab one if I need a sweet break. However recently I read in passing something about not drinking the juice in with the fruit, is this not calculated into the nutritional information? I alway drink a little bit of the juice with my 1/2 cup of fruit.

meshashesha2012

why not just take a real peach? there's far less sugar than in the canned variety.

in any case nutritional information is always about the entire contents of a package. they cant calculate based on whether or not you eat all the contents, you'd have to guestimate that

thisisjl

Because I don't always know when I'm actually going to go for some peach. These peaches have lasted me a week and a half at work if I bought 5 peaches and left them here that long 1 or more of them would definately be bad by now. AND I never know how fresh peaches will be at the store. I buy fresh stuff for home where more people are eatting it and it's more likely to get eaten before it spoils. I bring apples with me, grapes and sometimes a pear but peaches just don't last long if you buy them ripe.

SweetxCatastrophe

You could always see if the nutritional info says the counts include juice or not, and if it doesn't say I'd call or email the manufacturer. Usually the "don't drink the juice" things come from fruit packed in syrup which is crap and shouldn't be eaten. I'd definitely contact the manufacturer and clarify

sarah3333

Because I don't always know when I'm actually going to go for some peach. These peaches have lasted me a week and a half at work if I bought 5 peaches and left them here that long 1 or more of them would definately be bad by now. AND I never know how fresh peaches will be at the store. I buy fresh stuff for home where more people are eatting it and it's more likely to get eaten before it spoils. I bring apples with me, grapes and sometimes a pear but peaches just don't last long if you buy them ripe.

Agreed. And I would think the juice is included in the total calorie count. Some people would eat it with a fork, some people would eat it with a spoon...

thisisjl

Agreed. And I would think the juice is included in the total calorie count. Some people would eat it with a fork, some people would eat it with a spoon...

That's what I thought but I saw a post somewhere that said no..so I was confused.

FYI to all the ones out there saying it's crap and shouldn't be consumed... I like to have a little of the juice as long as it's made with fruit juice and not heavy syrup I don't drink it in large quantities.

Rilke

I buy peaches in a glass jar as well. They are not the same beast as canned peaches in syrup; there's nothing in there but peach and the peach's own juice. Pretty sure the serving size (in grams) includes some juice.

Bobby_Clerici

Canned or jarred fruit in juice is either counted drained or juice included, and that is indicated on the jar under nutritional info.
I can't always lug around fresh fruit, so this works great, and YES, I drink and enjoy the juice.
The food Nazi's think fruit's only good if you eat it off the tree; ignore them.
Enjoy Your Fruit - Anyway You Can :flowerforyou:

AllTehBeers

This is the first time I've heard about it. I would assume the calorie content is for everything. You wouldn't buy a pizza and think the calorie count was just for the crust, right? I mean that's how I look at it. I always buy the Del Monte peaches in water, the little cans are only 60 calories and I add a spoonful of cottage cheese to make a great sweet and salty, filling snack.

thisisjl

Thank you everyone who answered my question! I too figured it should be included I'm thinking what I had read (in passing more than anything) must have been ways to shave off calories or something.

tabulator32

Canned or jarred fruit in juice is either counted drained or juice included, and that is indicated on the jar under nutritional info.

I don't recall seeing this on the cans in my pantry so I went and checked just now and I do not see where it indicates whether the juice is included in the nutritional information.

Just out of habit, I don't drink the juice when I eat canned fruit with the possible exception of pineapple juice, then it goes over ice with rum.