On Mon, 01 Jun 2015 21:16:12 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> My brother's birthday is tomorrow and I'd like to bring
>> him something. He can't have dairy. Any ideas? He loves
>> oranges, so I'll pick up some nice ones for him but I'd like
>> to make him something to cheer him up.
>
>Oranges contain a heckuva a lot of sugar.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_juice
>
>The reason they don't seem that sugary
>is that they also have tart and acid
>components, which mask the sweetness.


Orange juice is not the same as orange as a fruit.

"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 01 Jun 2015 21:16:12 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>
>>Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>> My brother's birthday is tomorrow and I'd like to bring
>>> him something. He can't have dairy. Any ideas? He loves
>>> oranges, so I'll pick up some nice ones for him but I'd like
>>> to make him something to cheer him up.
>>
>>Oranges contain a heckuva a lot of sugar.
>>
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_juice
>>
>>The reason they don't seem that sugary
>>is that they also have tart and acid
>>components, which mask the sweetness.
>
>
> Orange juice is not the same as orange as a fruit.

It's true that juice of any fruit is not the same as the fruit itself. But
many diabetics find that berries are better for their blood sugar. I seem
to do okay with apples, pears and grapes as well.

On Tue, 02 Jun 2015 06:32:41 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>On Mon, 01 Jun 2015 21:16:12 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>wrote:
>
>>Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>> My brother's birthday is tomorrow and I'd like to bring
>>> him something. He can't have dairy. Any ideas? He loves
>>> oranges, so I'll pick up some nice ones for him but I'd like
>>> to make him something to cheer him up.
>>
>>Oranges contain a heckuva a lot of sugar.
>>
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_juice
>>
>>The reason they don't seem that sugary
>>is that they also have tart and acid
>>components, which mask the sweetness.
>
>
>Orange juice is not the same as orange as a fruit.

So what, most OJ is a blend, but either way they're fairly equal (and
high) in sugar content.