Juice or Smoothie: A Nutrition Expert Explains Which Drink Is the Better Choice
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Home World Status: 20.08.2026, 19:00 Comments Follow us on Google Juice vs. Smoothie: Which is healthier? © VdF Association of the German fruit juice industry smoothies are considered healthier than juices – especially because of their fiber. New research challenges old assumptions A review published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2025 by researchers from the University of Plymouth also deals with the question of what mixing does to the blood sugar reaction. In a small study, nutritionists Lisa T. Crummett and Riley J. Grosso examined in 20 healthy young adults how apples and blackberries affected blood sugar, once as whole fruit and once pureed as smoothie.
Furthermore, However, a supposedly light smoothie can quickly become a small meal in this way. For a long time, the answer seemed clear: Smoothies are the better choice because, unlike juice, they contain the fiber of the foods used and should therefore also increase the blood sugar less. Even juice is not unhealthy per se.
In addition, Again, the reaction depends on several factors: the fruit used, the quantity, the processing and what is eaten at the same time. Mechanical crushing alters the structure of plant tissue and could affect how sugar, fiber and other components are released and absorbed during digestion.
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Home World Status: 20.08.2026, 19:00 Comments Follow us on Google Juice vs. Smoothie: Which is healthier? © VdF Association of the German fruit juice industry smoothies are considered healthier than juices – especially because of their fiber.
reliability low1/2 sourcesNew research challenges old assumptions A review published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2025 by researchers from the University of Plymouth also deals with the question of what mixing does to the blood sugar reaction.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn a small study, nutritionists Lisa T. Crummett and Riley J. Grosso examined in 20 healthy young adults how apples and blackberries affected blood sugar, once as whole fruit and once pureed as smoothie.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHowever, a supposedly light smoothie can quickly become a small meal in this way.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFor a long time, the answer seemed clear: Smoothies are the better choice because, unlike juice, they contain the fiber of the foods used and should therefore also increase the blood sugar less.
reliability low1/2 sourcesEven juice is not unhealthy per se.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAgain, the reaction depends on several factors: the fruit used, the quantity, the processing and what is eaten at the same time.
reliability low1/2 sourcesMechanical crushing alters the structure of plant tissue and could affect how sugar, fiber and other components are released and absorbed during digestion.
reliability low1/2 sources
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