Dietitian proffers solution to deficiency in vitamins, minerals vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
, a condition he defined as absence of vital micronutrients. He noted that the shortage of such nutrients is as life-threatening as common health challenges.
He noted that fruit juice contains essential micronutrients, which are deficient in most foods consumed especially by urban dwellers. Absence of such nutrients, he said, could incapacitate human system and lead to serious health challenges.He said: “Fruit juice contains a combination of macronutrients, micronutrients, phytonutrients and minerals. An array of micronutrients found in fruit juice contributes immensely to the ability of the body to fight free radicals and maintain a healthy status.
In the series, the expert traced the origin of fruit juice to an old French phrase ‘jus, juis, jouis’, which translates to liquid obtained by boiling herbs. He classified the product to not-from-concentrate and from-concentrate category, stressing that 100% fruit juice is as good as whole fruit. The expert was reacting to what he called wrong perception that no juice is as healthy or nutritious as whole fruit.
“Depending on the technique, the juice is either heated by steam so the water in juice evaporates or ‘ultra-filtrated’, and then concentrated using a reversed osmosis technique. Juice concentrate is born. Next, water is added back to the concentrate and blended to produce high-quality juice. The juice is pasteurised to ensure that the fruit retains all its natural vitamins and nutrients before packaging”.
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