Real Lemons vs Bottled Lemon Juice

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  • happy2bfree
    happy2bfree Posts: 3
    Thank you. I also found this....

    "Because foods are not known to alter the pH of your blood or body, lemons won't acidify you either. Drinking lemon juice with water may increase the acid level of your urine, however, which is a sign that your kidneys are doing their job -- ridding you of excess acid."

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/498141-can-adding-lemon-juice-water-make-water-alkaline/

    And this is the reason why lemons are said to cause a more alkaline pH in your body even though they are acidic....

    "Fresh lemons: If you prefer not to use baking soda, a fresh lemon added to your drinking water will also, eventually, make your purified drinking water more alkaline. Though it seems counter-intuitive to think that adding an acidic lemon to your purified drinking water could ultimately produce an alkaline result, it's important to remember that fresh lemons are also anionic. Once you drink the acidic lemon water, it will become alkaline as your body reacts with the lemons' anions during the digestive process. Use fresh lemons that haven't been exposed to air for more than 30 minutes -- not lemon juice purchased at the store or lemons that have been cut up and sitting out in the open at a restaurant all day."

    http://life.gaiam.com/article/how-increase-alkalinity-your-water
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    ... Once you drink the acidic lemon water, it will become alkaline as your body reacts with the lemons' anions during the digestive process. ...

    Though oft-stated, nope. From the same source you cited http://www.livestrong.com/article/498141-can-adding-lemon-juice-water-make-water-alkaline/: "The popular belief that lemons become alkaline during digestion isn't upheld by science. Under no circumstances can an acidic food alkalize your blood."
  • whovian67
    whovian67 Posts: 608 Member
    I just get a lemon, nuke it 20 seconds then roll it a few seconds.. then cut it and squeeze it into 32 oz H2O per lemon...I'm on the road a lot... it's easier to carry around uncut lemons than keeping a bottle of juice cold
  • jtr357
    jtr357 Posts: 45 Member
    Use real lemons if you can.

    http://www.simplydixon.com/2011/03/10/realemon-juice-real-or-fake/
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    :disagree: I don't like the taste of that bottled stuff... isn't it like fake lemon juice anyways? I always use real limes.
  • ECfromSJ
    ECfromSJ Posts: 31 Member
    edited October 2014
    I can't really say how this compares nutritionally, but it sure is convenient and tastes good--we use packets of True Lemon crystallized lemon. You can add it to water or tea, use it in recipes calling for lemon juice if you add a little water, even carry the packets in your purse. They also have packets of crystallized orange and lime. If you order direct, they usually give you a coupon code to get some free items. The also sell instant lemonade; don't get that by mistake. truecitrus.com

    Oh, by the way, each packet has 25% of a day's Vitamin C, although it looks like it has been added back in (ascorbic acid listed as an ingredient).

    I have trouble using fresh lemons up fast enough, and I worry about how long bottled juice has been in the fridge. And using the packets you don't have to worry about dumping too much from a bottle by mistake. So it's working out well for us.
  • Trulie52
    Trulie52 Posts: 1 Member
    edited October 2016
    lemon and water Increases alkalinity. An acidic body is essentially a magnet for disease, and cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment. Lemon juice aids in making the body more alkaline, just like leafy green veggies—the opposite of acidic. (Although lemon contains citric acid, it does not create acidity in the body.) Lemon enhances your digestive secretions so that acidic wastes are eliminated more effectively. Food as medicine! from
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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited October 2016
    Trulie52 wrote: »
    lemon and water Increases alkalinity. An acidic body is essentially a magnet for disease, and cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment. Lemon juice aids in making the body more alkaline, just like leafy green veggies—the opposite of acidic. (Although lemon contains citric acid, it does not create acidity in the body.) Lemon enhances your digestive secretions so that acidic wastes are eliminated more effectively. Food as medicine! from

    2 year old post and this is absolute tosh
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    Isn't it pasteurized as well?? Which is never good for any type of juice!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    jlrhawk wrote: »
    I've been reading all kinds of articles that promote lemon juice for a variety of health benefits including weight loss and digestion. I've been squirting a few teaspoons of bottled lemon juice into my water in the morning. Will this have the same benefits as squeezing juice from a lemon? I realize that the natural juice from a lemon is probably all around better but for someone who needs a quick solution and has a hard time keeping fruit fresh I'm really hoping I can get the same benefits from the bottled juice. Thanks :happy:

    There's no benefit either way...at least where weight loss is concerned...just a bunch of woo. If you enjoy lemon in your water then awesome...but it's basically just going to add a nice flavor...I take lemon in my water all the time and have since I was a kid...I still got fat...there's no magic.
  • frannyupnorth
    frannyupnorth Posts: 56 Member
    The stuff in bottles is just pasteurised. Pasteurisation is a process of heating, holding and cooling the juice to destroy the bacteria and make the juice safe to drink. It shouldn't affect the flavour or calorific value of the juice. The only thing that I can think of is partial loss of vitamin C during pasteurisation. Bearing in mind that lemons contain approximately the same amount as oranges you'd need just over two lemons to meet your recommended intake anyway.
    I won't be drinking a cup of lemon juice any time soon, but I do use a splash of pasteurised lime or lemon juice in a vodka & soda for flavour. In the quantities you're having, it probably doesn't make a great deal of difference :-)
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Old thread is old.
  • twahlhowe
    twahlhowe Posts: 1 Member
    No, lemon juice does not affect the final body acidity/alkalinity.

    The bottom line is this..."In truth, your body almost always does an excellent job at keeping your pH levels balanced. Unfortunately, you hold the key in determining how hard your body must work to achieve this." This is quoted from https://draxe.com/ph-balance/. This article does a really great job of explaining in plain English how what you eat/drink can affect how hard your cleansing organs (liver, kidneys especially) have to work. It also has many links that take you directly to the research that supports the statements in the article.

    Our bodies regulate our pH balance very carefully and successfully. The blood pH range for a healthy body is quite small; 7.35 - 7.45. If you eat far too much acidic food OR far too much alkaline food, organs (especially the kidneys) have to work harder to maintain blood pH levels. Urine pH levels are a reflection of what your body is working to eliminate to keep you healthy. When our bodies are working too hard to stay in balance, some of the other vital, healthy things that it could be doing are put on the back burner. The best we can do is keep our intake from being wildly acidic or alkaline. Either way, this is not healthy and only overloads our cleansing organs.

    So, really, we are right back to where we usually go - eat and drink healthy, lightly processed foods across the spectrum of meat, dairy, fruits/nuts and vegetables to allow your body to take care of itself most effectively.

    Check your info for accuracy and beware of sites that relay only info that agrees with their conclusions or promotes the product they sell. Don't rely on second hand knowledge - go straight to medical reports and journals, where the researchers detail their findings for their colleagues in the medical profession. Lemon juice and many other foods/drinks we take in have little effect on our levels of body/blood alkalinity.

    Leech, Joe. "Benefits of drinking lemon water." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 1 Aug. 2017. Web.
    18 Mar. 2019. <https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318662.php&gt;

    The following article, mentioned by others, does a very good job of explaining the effect of alkaline v. acidic foods on our bodies. The real effect? Little or none. I have found both healthline and Dr. Axe to be reliable sources for accurate information, with many references to medical studies that you can check for yourself.

    https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/lemon-juice-acidic-or-alkaline#section4

    This article also links to a medical journal report that explains (in medicalese) how the kidneys especially help to regulate healthy body pH.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23551968

    This is just a start. Check your own facts and do good stuff for your body...live long and prosper!
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    Old thread is old.

    Even older now :)

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