FRUIT JUICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fruit juice mean? 

• FRUIT JUICE (noun)
  The noun FRUIT JUICE has 1 sense:

1. drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit

  Familiarity information: FRUIT JUICE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRUIT JUICE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

fruit crush; fruit juice

Hypernyms ("fruit juice" is a kind of...):

beverage; drink; drinkable; potable (any liquid suitable for drinking)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fruit juice"):

nectar (fruit juice especially when undiluted)

apple juice (the juice of apples)

cranberry juice (the juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened))

grape juice (the juice of grapes)

grapefruit juice (the juice of grapefruits)

orange juice (bottled or freshly squeezed juice of oranges)

pineapple juice (the juice of pineapples (usually bottled or canned))

 Context examples 

Older adults who drink more sugary beverages, which include fruit juice as well as sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages, may be at risk of dying earlier.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Morinda citrifolia fruit juice has antioxidant properties and may prevent tumorigenesis via inhibition of DNA-carcinogen adduct formation.

(Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

When the group of sugary drinks was split into fruit juices and other sugary drinks, the consumption of both beverage types was associated with a higher risk of overall cancer.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Foods rich in calcium include: • Dairy products such as milk, cheese, and yogurt • Leafy, green vegetables • Fish with soft bones that you eat, such as canned sardines and salmon • Calcium-enriched foods such as breakfast cereals, fruit juices, soy and rice drinks, and tofu.

(Calcium, NIH: National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements)

Vegetable juice is a lower-calorie alternative to fruit juice, but may contain a lot of salt.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

So a team of researchers based in France set out to assess the associations between the consumption of sugary drinks (sugar sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juices), artificially sweetened (diet) beverages, and risk of overall cancer, as well as breast, prostate, and bowel (colorectal) cancers.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Although fruit juices have been associated with an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease, whole fruits have not.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Daily consumption of sugary drinks (sugar sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juices) and artificially sweetened (diet) beverages were calculated and first cases of cancer reported by participants were validated by medical records and linked with health insurance national databases.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Although fruit juices are not as harmful as sugar-sweetened beverages, consumption should be moderated in both children and adults, especially for individuals who attempt to control their body weight.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The evidence is less clear for fruit juice.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)