re: The downfall of orange juice.

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I don’t think I’ve seen anyone drink orange juice in close to 10 years. I havn’t seen the little frozen tubes of it in stores either.

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Yeah, poors only drink colas and stuff they make from a powder. Big Star probably doesn't have frozen concentrate either so that's probably why you don't see it.

Wtf do all you have against sugar? Ain’t nothing wrong with some natural sugar

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Wtf do all you have against sugar? Ain’t nothing wrong with some natural sugar

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I feel the same way. You get up and have breakfast and if a glass of sugar water is mixed in then no biggie. It's a long day.

It's like ice cream to me. For as little as i eat I want the real stuff.

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What has happened to this once dominant juice?

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HURRICANES AND CANKER (2004–2005)
Between 2004 and 2005, four hurricanes reduced the size of the orange crop and further spread citrus canker, a bacterial disease damaging to tree health and fruit quality, to previously unaffected areas.

GREENING DISEASE (2005)
The Florida citrus industry faced an additional challenge in 2005, when citrus greening disease, a bacterial disease deadly to citrus trees, was first detected in its commercial groves. Citrus greening disease, also known as HLB, leads to premature fruit drop, unripe fruit and eventual tree death.

With no known cure, citrus growers use a variety of management strategies to protect young trees, increase tree immune response, sustain grove health and improve fruit marketability. While these management strategies can partially offset yield losses, they increase the costs of production.

MORE HURRICANES (2017 and 2022)
Hurricanes in 2017 and 2022 dealt further damage to Florida’s citrus industry. Since 2003–04, bearing acreage of Florida’s orange trees has declined at an average rate of 3% per year. In April, USDA forecast Florida orange production for 2023–24 at 846,000 tons, 19% higher than the previous year but the second-lowest harvest in nearly 90 years.

How Florida Orange Production Plummeted 92% in 20 Years

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Wtf do all you have against sugar? Ain’t nothing wrong with some natural sugar

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it's always fat people who talk about how bad sugar is, even in something like oj

Natural orange juice without ADDED sugars is perfectly healthy. Naturally occuring sugars in fruits, and even vegetables, are NOT the same as ADDED sugar. Fructose, the natural sugar in fruits, is slowly digested in the body so it doesn't raise blood sugar levels as quick as ADDED sugar. It also has fiber, vitamins, and minerals in it.

Natural sugars are not the same as ADDED sugar. Look at the ingredients listing on your orange juice. If you do not see any type of sugar in the ingredients listing, it is natural orange juice with no added sugars.

Look at the Nutritional Facts listing also. If it includes any amount of "Added Sugars" under the Total Sugars sublisting under Total Carbohydrates, then you have sugars added to the food. If it only shows Total Sugars with no "Added Sugars" then it is just natural sugar found in the food, which is perfectly healthy.

I would pound some Sunny D in my days as a yute


However most fruit juices make my stomach hurt nowadays.

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Good thing your opinion is just that

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Except its not an opinion.

Orange Juice has as much sugar as a coke.

No the vitamins do not cancel out the sugar

Thinking like that is why half of Americans are fat as frick

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Wtf do all you have against sugar? Ain’t nothing wrong with some natural sugar

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Alot of ignorant people in this thread thats why. The juice from an orange is not bad at all for you. It's better than any alternative most of these mockingbirds drink every morning. There are plenty of options on the shelf that are just 100% juice from oranges.