Does juicing fruit alter the sugar content?? SW Smoothie Question

MinkyMoo13
MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
edited November 11 in Food and Nutrition
So I like to blitz some fruit up for a smoothie and I just started Slimming World. I was told that you can eat raw fruit but you can't juice it as the way it breaks down the fruit it creates more of a sugar content. This sounds a bit odd to me. Can anyone clear this up?

Many Thanks B)

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  • Aviva92
    Aviva92 Posts: 2,333 Member
    edited January 2015
    if you juice it, i think you're removing parts of the fruit that aren't sugar, therefore it's more concentrated sugar. you aren't creating more sugar though. you are just throwing out the fiber and bulky parts.
  • obscuremusicreference
    obscuremusicreference Posts: 1,320 Member
    edited January 2015
    MinkyMoo13 wrote: »
    So I like to blitz some fruit up for a smoothie and I just started Slimming World. I was told that you can eat raw fruit but you can't juice it as the way it breaks down the fruit it creates more of a sugar content. This sounds a bit odd to me. Can anyone clear this up?

    Many Thanks B)

    Wow. No. No. This is so false that I would stop doing business with these people.

    What might happen is this: Instead of eating 3 servings of fruit a day, you juice 6 servings. You will obviously get more sugar and calories that way. But in no way did you alter the chemical content of the fruit itself.

    BTW: Sugar does not have any bearing on weight loss. CICO rules all. Don't let them tell you this isn't the case, that some calories are more calorie-er than others.
  • Aviva92
    Aviva92 Posts: 2,333 Member
    obscuremusicreference wrote: »
    MinkyMoo13 wrote: »
    So I like to blitz some fruit up for a smoothie and I just started Slimming World. I was told that you can eat raw fruit but you can't juice it as the way it breaks down the fruit it creates more of a sugar content. This sounds a bit odd to me. Can anyone clear this up?

    Many Thanks B)

    Wow. No. No. This is so false that I would stop doing business with these people.

    What might happen is this: Instead of eating 3 servings of fruit a day, you juice 6 servings. You will obviously get more sugar and calories that way. But in no way did you alter the chemical content of the fruit itself.

    BTW: Sugar does not have any bearing on weight loss. CICO rules all. Don't let them tell you this isn't the case, that some calories are more calorie-er than others.

    or it's likely that the o.p. misunderstood what they said in the first place.
  • MinkyMoo13
    MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
    yea they said if you juice it you should count it as syns as you likely to have more and the way it breaks down the sugar means it's worse for you. They also said that cooked fruit would be the same. I said but if I eat 1 banana, 1 apple and 4 strawberries or juice 1 banana, 1 apple and 4 strawberries the fruit will have the same sugar content either way? They said it would be a syn..

    I'm muchos confused
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  • Aviva92
    Aviva92 Posts: 2,333 Member
    MinkyMoo13 wrote: »
    yea they said if you juice it you should count it as syns as you likely to have more and the way it breaks down the sugar means it's worse for you. They also said that cooked fruit would be the same. I said but if I eat 1 banana, 1 apple and 4 strawberries or juice 1 banana, 1 apple and 4 strawberries the fruit will have the same sugar content either way? They said it would be a syn..

    I'm muchos confused

    what is syn?

    i don't know about cooking, but i doubt that juicing does this. you break it down into juice when you digest it or even chew it. this is no different.
  • MinkyMoo13
    MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    *facepalm*

    Lol sorry! :)
  • MinkyMoo13
    MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
    Aviva92 wrote: »
    MinkyMoo13 wrote: »
    yea they said if you juice it you should count it as syns as you likely to have more and the way it breaks down the sugar means it's worse for you. They also said that cooked fruit would be the same. I said but if I eat 1 banana, 1 apple and 4 strawberries or juice 1 banana, 1 apple and 4 strawberries the fruit will have the same sugar content either way? They said it would be a syn..

    I'm muchos confused

    what is syn?

    i don't know about cooking, but i doubt that juicing does this. you break it down into juice when you digest it or even chew it. this is no different.

    That's exactly what I said!!
  • MinkyMoo13
    MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
    Maybe SW are just trying to put us off juicing as like they say we can consume more but then that's a contradiction as al fruit is free anyway.. oh idk.. I might just continue with the smoothies
  • obscuremusicreference
    obscuremusicreference Posts: 1,320 Member
    I just googled "syn" + "slimming world" and no no no no no. Just no. You are not adding calories to raw ingredients by cooking/juicing/whatever.

    In fact, cooking makes some nutrients easier to digest (like the beta carotene in carrots.)

  • obscuremusicreference
    obscuremusicreference Posts: 1,320 Member
    Also, Weight Watchers should sue them for stealing their "some vegetables are free" schtick.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    MinkyMoo13 wrote: »
    yea they said if you juice it you should count it as syns as you likely to have more and the way it breaks down the sugar means it's worse for you. They also said that cooked fruit would be the same. I said but if I eat 1 banana, 1 apple and 4 strawberries or juice 1 banana, 1 apple and 4 strawberries the fruit will have the same sugar content either way? They said it would be a syn..

    I'm muchos confused

    I believe the difference they are getting at is the fiber content. Fiber helps slow down the absorption of sugar.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Juicing removes the fiber from the fruit/veggies which makes the sugars in them hit your bloodstream quicker. It does not alter the sugar or calories, it just alters how quickly you metabolize them.
  • MinkyMoo13
    MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    MinkyMoo13 wrote: »
    yea they said if you juice it you should count it as syns as you likely to have more and the way it breaks down the sugar means it's worse for you. They also said that cooked fruit would be the same. I said but if I eat 1 banana, 1 apple and 4 strawberries or juice 1 banana, 1 apple and 4 strawberries the fruit will have the same sugar content either way? They said it would be a syn..

    I'm muchos confused

    I believe the difference they are getting at is the fiber content. Fiber helps slow down the absorption of sugar.

    Yes I just googled and found a found an article on raw vs cooked. It just mentions that it removes some of the qualities of the vitamins etc that are in the foods. So maybe it's a syn as your not getting the full goodness from it?
  • MinkyMoo13
    MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
    earlnabby wrote: »
    Juicing removes the fiber from the fruit/veggies which makes the sugars in them hit your bloodstream quicker. It does not alter the sugar or calories, it just alters how quickly you metabolize them.

    Thanks, I know it can't add calories but I didn't understand why someone told me it creates more sugar.. surely sugar content can't be altered in a food.. that was my confusion.

    Thanks for clearing up!
  • MinkyMoo13
    MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
    obscuremusicreference wrote: »
    I just googled "syn" + "slimming world" and no no no no no. Just no. You are not adding calories to raw ingredients by cooking/juicing/whatever.

    In fact, cooking makes some nutrients easier to digest (like the beta carotene in carrots.)

    I know it can't add calories.. guess someone who didn't know what they were talking about tried badly to explain it to me lol. I'm taking this all with a pinch of salt :)
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