Vitamin C in cans of carbonated fruit juice

littlerock

I have recently developed a taste for cans of San pellegrino fizzy orange which is sold on the fruit juice aisle and advertised on the can as containing 18%orange juice. So I thought I would look it up to see how much vitamin c it contains. according to various nutrition websites the answer is 0%. !!! Can this be correct?

I realise processing removes some Vitamin c contents, but all of it? And if so why is it sold with the fruit juices?

brook2jack

Heat denatures vitamin c and most fruit juices sold are pasteurised which heats them up. It is made from concentrate which basically means the juice is processed , dried out to a powder or syrup to reduce bulk to transport and pasteurise then water added again to make a liquid when the other ingredients are also added.

With all the natural fruit sugars, added sugar and flavourings this is no more healthy than a can of coke as it has around 8 spoons of sugar per can .Indeed there is now a movement to say even "pure" fruit juice should not count as one of the five a day as they contain so much sugar and so little else of nutritional value once the juice has been processed. Fruit juice is a treat not a healthy food option. San pelligrino ditto.

Edwardia

It's probably cheaper to buy OJ and San Pellegrino and mix yourself. You may find that the water loses some of its fizz, some waters do.
Perrier is de-fizzed then re-fizzed with cardon dioxide allegedly and it certainly has a stronger fizz than any other sparkling water.