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[quote=Anonymous]comment on below: You have to squeeze at least a couple of oranges to get 8 oz of fresh. When I have made it (using navel oranges) it is sweeter than store bought which uses a different variety of orange I think.

It's not that OJ is "bad". And WIC for low income families includes juices (not juice drinks).

I thought maybe OP was wondering about when serving for guests? They might see it as cheap I suppose, but one could always offer both full strength (too intense for me) or diluted.

[quote]Most notably, compared to a whole orange, a serving of orange juice has significantly less fiber and about twice the calories and carbs — which are mostly fruit sugar.

Here’s a closer look at the nutritional value of one cup (240 ml) of orange juice compared to a medium orange (131 grams) — either counts as one serving of fruit (6, 7, 8):

Orange juice	Fresh orange
Calories	110	62
Fat	0 grams	0 grams
Carbs	25.5 grams	15 grams
Fiber	0.5 grams	3 grams
Protein	2 grams	1 gram
Vitamin A	4% of the RDI	6% of the RDI
Vitamin C	137% of the RDI	116% of the RDI
Thiamine	18% of the RDI	8% of the RDI
Vitamin B6	7% of the RDI	4% of the RDI
Folate	11% of the RDI	10% of the RDI
Calcium	2% of the RDI	5% of the RDI
Magnesium	7% of the RDI	3% of the RDI
Potassium	14% of the RDI	7% of the RDI
As you can see, the nutrient content of whole oranges and juice is similar. Both are excellent sources of vitamin C — which supports immune health — and a good source of folate — which helps reduce the risk of certain birth defects in pregnancy (9Trusted Source, 10Trusted Source).

However, juice would be even higher in these nutrients if some weren’t lost during processing and storage. For example, in one study, store-bought orange juice had 15% less vitamin C and 27% less folate than home-squeezed orange juice (4).

Though not listed on nutrition labels, oranges and orange juice are also rich in flavonoids and other beneficial plant compounds. Some of these are reduced during orange juice processing and storage (1Trusted Source, 4, 11Trusted Source).[/quote][/quote]

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