Coke vs orange juice

[Ladygrinni]

I read recently that a glass of (regular, not Diet) Coke has
less calories than an equivalent glass of orange (or even
grapefruit) juice. Is that possible? I thought one can of Coke
had eight tea spoons of sugar in it.

[Hagrinas M]

ladygrinningsoul wrote:
> I read recently that a glass of (regular, not Diet) Coke has
> less calories than an equivalent glass of orange (or even
> grapefruit) juice. Is that possible? I thought one can of
> Coke had eight tea spoons of sugar in it.

That's not accurate. An 8 oz glass of orange juice has 31
grams of sugar and a 12 oz Coca Cola has 30 g, according to
nutritiondata.com.

However, it's not quite a fair comparison. The orange juice
has more vitamins, and potentially more fiber. If it's not
fresh squeezed, the fiber and vitamin benefits are most
likely lower.

The sugar is likely to get absorbed into the blood stream
almost as fast from either juice or cola, so the fact that
it's fructose does not help any.

Another factor is that acidic foods slow down the absorption
of sugar, so grapefruit juice will be slightly better in that
respect than OJ. Grapefruit also has less sugar than oranges,
ounce for ounce.

The best bet is to eat a fresh orange instead of its juice.
You get more fiber and, less sugar than a glass of OJ. Plus,
you are less likely to eat 3-4 oranges, while you may need
that many for juice.

If you eat an orange after a balanced meal with moderate
amounts of unsaturated fats, and reasonable amounts of
protein, the sugar should not be a problem, as long as you are
not overeating. The fats and protein will also slow down the
absorption of sugar.

Oranges are good for you, but all things must be done in
moderation. If somebody decides to switch from coffee to OJ
for health reasons, and then puts on 15 lbs and has blood
sugar problems, I'd suggest that it's a factor.

[Ladygrinni]

Hagrinas Mivali <remove.to.reply@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> That's not accurate. An 8 oz glass of orange juice has 31
> grams of sugar and a 12 oz Coca Cola has 30 g, according to
> nutritiondata.com.

Thanks for the info. Here's a comparison table I just found:

http://www.annecollins.com/calories/calories-soft-drinks.htm

What do you think?

[Jeff]

"ladygrinningsoul" <ladygrinningsoul@stationfour.mars> wrote
in message
news:Pband.28737$rc.1662818@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hagrinas Mivali <remove.to.reply@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > That's not accurate. An 8 oz glass of orange juice has 31
> > grams of
sugar
> > and a 12 oz Coca Cola has 30 g, according to
> > nutritiondata.com.
>
>
> Thanks for the info. Here's a comparison table I just found:
>
> http://www.annecollins.com/calories/calories-soft-drinks.htm
>
> What do you think?

Considering that the calories in those drinks are essentially
empty calories, you are better off drinking water.

Jeff

[Mamma]

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>
> "ladygrinningsoul" <ladygrinningsoul@stationfour.mars> wrote
> in message
> news:Pband.28737$rc.1662818@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > Hagrinas Mivali <remove.to.reply@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > That's not accurate. An 8 oz glass of orange juice has
> > > 31 grams of
> sugar
> > > and a 12 oz Coca Cola has 30 g, according to
> > > nutritiondata.com.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the info. Here's a comparison table I just
> > found:
> >
> > http://www.annecollins.com/calories/calories-soft-drin-
> > ks.htm
> >
> > What do you think?
>
> Considering that the calories in those drinks are
> essentially empty calories, you are better off
> drinking water.
>
> Jeff

Good, good, very good. Drinking water and eating orange,
elementary my dear Consummer.

And simply, out the malaxed cooked sugared salted oiled
industrialized and others alimentary products. Be natural.

Mamma

[Tcomeau]

"Hagrinas Mivali" <remove.to.reply@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
message news:<q8CdnfdFNZKYsADcRVn-tQ@giganews.com>...
> ladygrinningsoul wrote:
> > I read recently that a glass of (regular, not Diet) Coke
> > has less calories than an equivalent glass of orange (or
> > even grapefruit) juice. Is that possible? I thought one
> > can of Coke had eight tea spoons of sugar in it.
>
> That's not accurate. An 8 oz glass of orange juice has 31
> grams of sugar and a 12 oz Coca Cola has 30 g, according to
> nutritiondata.com.
>

This is all we need to know. It speaks volumes.

TC

[Dunne E .]

On 22 Nov 2004 07:12:07 -0800, tunderbar@hotmail.com
(tcomeau) posted:

>"Hagrinas Mivali" <remove.to.reply@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
>message news:<q8CdnfdFNZKYsADcRVn-tQ@giganews.com>...
>> ladygrinningsoul wrote:
>> > I read recently that a glass of (regular, not Diet) Coke
>> > has less calories than an equivalent glass of orange (or
>> > even grapefruit) juice. Is that possible? I thought one
>> > can of Coke had eight tea spoons of sugar in it.
>>
>> That's not accurate. An 8 oz glass of orange juice has 31
>> grams of sugar and a 12 oz Coca Cola has 30 g, according to
>> nutritiondata.com.
>>
>
>This is all we need to know. It speaks volumes.
>
>TC

Yep. Orange juice and coke are much the same. Something to be
avoided mostly and only consumed little and occasionally.

[Dunne E .]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:15:18 -0500, "Jeff"
<kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> posted:

>
>"ladygrinningsoul" <ladygrinningsoul@stationfour.mars> wrote
>in message
>news:Pband.28737$rc.1662818@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> Hagrinas Mivali <remove.to.reply@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> > That's not accurate. An 8 oz glass of orange juice has 31
>> > grams of
>sugar
>> > and a 12 oz Coca Cola has 30 g, according to
>> > nutritiondata.com.
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the info. Here's a comparison table I just
>> found:
>>
>> http://www.annecollins.com/calories/calories-soft-dri-
>> nks.htm
>>
>> What do you think?
>
>Considering that the calories in those drinks are essentially
>empty calories, you are better off drinking water.
>
>Jeff
>

Depends on whether you need the calories or not, and how the
orange juice is made. It can be as good as whole oranges or as
empty as Coke.

[Rh]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:06:05 +0800, Dunne E. Dawe
<never@never.again> wrote:

>On 22 Nov 2004 07:12:07 -0800, tunderbar@hotmail.com
>(tcomeau) posted:
>
>>"Hagrinas Mivali" <remove.to.reply@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
>>message news:<q8CdnfdFNZKYsADcRVn-tQ@giganews.com>...
>>> ladygrinningsoul wrote:
>>> > I read recently that a glass of (regular, not Diet) Coke
>>> > has less calories than an equivalent glass of orange (or
>>> > even grapefruit) juice. Is that possible? I thought one
>>> > can of Coke had eight tea spoons of sugar in it.
>>>
>>> That's not accurate. An 8 oz glass of orange juice has 31
>>> grams of sugar and a 12 oz Coca Cola has 30 g, according
>>> to nutritiondata.com.
>>>
>>
>>This is all we need to know. It speaks volumes.
>>
>>TC
>
>Yep. Orange juice and coke are much the same. Something to be
>avoided mostly and only consumed little and occasionally.

They are also both as bad with regards to tooth decay. New
research seems to indicate that fruit juices are actually
worse than cola...

Ralf

[Tcomeau]

RH <hartemink@tip.nl> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:06:05 +0800, Dunne E. Dawe
> <never@never.again> wrote:
>
> >On 22 Nov 2004 07:12:07 -0800, tunderbar@hotmail.com
> >(tcomeau) posted:
> >
> >>"Hagrinas Mivali" <remove.to.reply@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
> >>message news:<q8CdnfdFNZKYsADcRVn-tQ@giganews.com>...
> >>> ladygrinningsoul wrote:
> >>> > I read recently that a glass of (regular, not Diet)
> >>> > Coke has less calories than an equivalent glass of
> >>> > orange (or even grapefruit) juice. Is that possible? I
> >>> > thought one can of Coke had eight tea spoons of sugar
> >>> > in it.
> >>>
> >>> That's not accurate. An 8 oz glass of orange juice has
> >>> 31 grams of sugar and a 12 oz Coca Cola has 30 g,
> >>> according to nutritiondata.com.
> >>>
> >>
> >>This is all we need to know. It speaks volumes.
> >>
> >>TC
> >
> >Yep. Orange juice and coke are much the same. Something to
> >be avoided mostly and only consumed little and
> >occasionally.
>
> They are also both as bad with regards to tooth decay. New
> research seems to indicate that fruit juices are actually
> worse than cola...
>
> Ralf

I have a sister-in-law whose first two kids, the boys, were
having to get massive amounts of dental work done before they
were even three or four years old. She could not understand
why, until I happened to notice that when she put them to bed
she put them to bed with a baby bottle full of apple or orange
juice. The sugars and the acidic juice were rotting their
teeth at an incredible rate.

She stopped that practice and the dental problems went away.
The sad thing was that these poor kids had to suffer thru
invasive dental procedures at such an early and young age.

TC

[Dunne E .]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:38:32 +0100, RH
<hartemink@tip.nl> posted:

>On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:06:05 +0800, Dunne E. Dawe
><never@never.again> wrote:
>
>>On 22 Nov 2004 07:12:07 -0800, tunderbar@hotmail.com
>>(tcomeau) posted:
>>
>>>"Hagrinas Mivali" <remove.to.reply@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
>>>message news:<q8CdnfdFNZKYsADcRVn-tQ@giganews.com>...
>>>> ladygrinningsoul wrote:
>>>> > I read recently that a glass of (regular, not Diet)
>>>> > Coke has less calories than an equivalent glass of
>>>> > orange (or even grapefruit) juice. Is that possible? I
>>>> > thought one can of Coke had eight tea spoons of sugar
>>>> > in it.
>>>>
>>>> That's not accurate. An 8 oz glass of orange juice has 31
>>>> grams of sugar and a 12 oz Coca Cola has 30 g, according
>>>> to nutritiondata.com.
>>>>
>>>
>>>This is all we need to know. It speaks volumes.
>>>
>>>TC
>>
>>Yep. Orange juice and coke are much the same. Something to
>>be avoided mostly and only consumed little and occasionally.
>
>They are also both as bad with regards to tooth decay. New
>research seems to indicate that fruit juices are actually
>worse than cola...

That would seem reasonable, especially with litle kids
sucking on them all day. But isn't there supposed to be
something in apple juice that deters tooth decay? I seem to
remember something way back, but that was probably apple
growers' shill :-)