Popular Fruit Juice List

l). ORANGE JUICE is the most nutritious juice. A glass of orange juice has loads of vitamin C andfolacin, the B-vitamin that reduces birth defects and may protect against heart disease. It also contains magnesium, thiamin, copper, vitamin B6 and potassium which help in high blood pressure.

2). GRAPEFRUIT JUICE comes in second with less thiamin and hardly anyfolacin.

3). PRUNE JUICE has some iron, magnesium, potassium, vitamin C riboflavin, copper and niacin. PINEAPPLE JUICE has halfthe vitamin C of orange juice, plus potassium, thiamin, copper, magnesium, vitamin B and folacin.

4). GRAPE JUICE has been shown in a University of Wisconsin research study which suggests Concord grape juice increases the elasticity of blood vessels and decreases the rate of which LDL (or bad) cholesterol oxidizes.

5). APPLE JUICE and PEAR JUICE are used most often and added to beverages. The apple juice contains a little bit of potassium.

6). CRANBERRY COCKTAIL is also limited in nutritional value, but appears to reduce the risk urinary tract infections.