Dirty Dozen/Clean 15 & Juice

heather&edwin

Okay, this may be super obvious... but bear with me! I can dig the Dirty Dozen/Clean 15 thing, thats very simple...but what about fruit juice?

My logic tells me..if apples are on the 'dirty dozen' list it would be just as important, therefore, to buy apple juice.

But, unless Im searching wrong, I cant find anything that supports this! (supports or denies)

So...are these organic juices as important as the organic fruits & veggies?

Sorry this sounds so idiotic...I just can't find a straight answer!

CDMay2006

Yes, it's as important.  

JenD1018

I am not positive on the processing of juice, but even if they do a rinse/wash of the fruit before pressing it, if it's conventional fruit, the pesticides can go through the peel/skin into the flesh of the fruit.  Also, if they press the entire fruit before removing the pesticide-laden peel/skin and that peel is left to soak in the juice before straining, you are still risking the chance of ingesting pesticides.

heather&edwin

Thanks guys. That was my assumption...I guess it surprised me there wasnt too much of an emphasis out there.  Not that I drink a whole lot of juice, but its still good to know :-)

SuperGreen

Yup, I consider it equally as important.