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Nutrition

Very Expensive Water: Silk Fruit & Protein

Very Expensive Water: Silk Fruit & Protein

  • March 9, 2012 8:27 am
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Silk Fruit & Protein juice is marketed as a “fruit juice plus the nourishing power of protein” and as replacement for your glass of orange juice in the morning. In reality it’s mostly water, water, more water, 24 g of sugar and 5 g of protein. You can have that for less than $4.

Supermarket Reconnaissance

The other day I was at the supermarket and noticed a new product from Silk.  It looked like it was marketed as a health product and of course I had to check it out.  It was called Silk Fruit & Protein and is supposed to replace your morning cup of orange juice.

This looks like a great product, I thought, because with  fruit and protein it is the perfect combo.  The little details on the side stated that it’s a good source of protein (once more), and also an excellent source of calcium, vitamin D and C.  An average person might automatically buy it, thinking it’s healthy.

Lots And Lots Of Water?

But you know me, I patrol the ingredients, so here they are:

All Natural Soybase (Filtered Water, Soy Flour), Filtered Water, Juice Blend (Filtered Water, Pear, Apple and Peach Juices from Concentrate, Mango Puree), All Natural Evaporated Cane Juice, Pectin, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Calcium Lactate, Tricalcium, Phosphate, Colors from Fruits and Vegetables, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Gellan Gum, Vitamin D2.

One of the first things that I would like to remind you about reading the ingredients is that the first three to five ingredients count most, because that is what a product contains most of.  And here those are soy flour mixed with water, then more water, then a juice blend in which the first ingredient is also filtered water!  Pretty much what you are getting is a lot of soy mixed with water and some juice, and that will cost you 4 dollars and an insulin spike.

Silk Fruit & Protein package blurb

It’s also an excellent source of water and more water

Sometimes I look at these products in our stores and it makes me feel like the companies selling them think we are all fools.  Don’t they know we can read the back labels?

Another thing that greatly annoyed me about Silk Fruit & Protein juice is that the front label says the flavor of this juice is mango and peach, but when you look at the ingredients both mango and peach are the last juices on the list. Wich means you are buying pear and apple juice instead, that’s a total insult to my intelligence!

You see, products like this is what’s causing so many people in the world to have health and weight problems.  Obviously you are not gonna die drinking this, but if you are a person struggling with weight problems and drinking this juice, thinking it’s healthy, you are in big trouble. Because you might as well buy a Pepsi or Coke, which actually have less calories per serving. And are at least upfront on their labels, with all of us knowing cola is pure sugar with some flavoring.

Real Fruits – Cheaper And Healthier

The best thing is to drink real orange juice without added sugar (which is, by the way, cheaper).  An orange juice is supposed to contain only one ingredient – oranges. If it’s a mango and peach juice then it’s supposed to contain only mangoes and peaches.

I already spend 4 dollars on this product for my research, you can save your money and skip it.  Instead get a real mango and peach – that will be a true investment in your health.

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9 Comments

  1. Moon says:
    March 10, 2012 at 3:56 am

    The “good source of” thing is a joke everywhere, apparently? Here, a pack of skittles are an excellent source of vitamin C(50%). 😀

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  2. Tatianna says:
    March 10, 2012 at 4:05 am

    Yep exactly! I think that’s exactly what’s going on with all these junk food product. I actually have seen those gummy snack candies that say it’s a good source of Vitamin C, shocking!

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    • evilcyber says:
      March 10, 2012 at 2:39 pm

      When yo go grocery shopping with Tat, it must be like steering her from fit to fit 😉

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      • Tatianna says:
        March 10, 2012 at 4:54 pm

        Ha Ha Ha 🙂 grocery shopping with me can be super draining at times cause I pick trough all of my veggies and fruits one by one :).

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  3. D Geezy says:
    March 27, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    Thanks and Great review, It’s sickening how much misleading advertising there is in the world…

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    • Tatianna says:
      March 27, 2012 at 8:27 pm

      Yep it is pretty sad how the companies just lie on the labels :(. Sometimes when I am in the store and I see people buy junk thinking it’s healthy, I always try to prevent them from buying it.

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      • Maria Reyes says:
        October 3, 2012 at 2:43 am

        I cannot believe that the USA is one of the leading countries for obesity yet they are marketing this item. What happen to Food and Drug Administration Dept. I have also wonder a lot,why a enormeous of items in the groceries stores do not have the content of what we buy. Thanks for sharing this eye opener, truly I was ready to buy it.

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  4. Wendy Johnson says:
    April 25, 2013 at 8:02 pm

    Thanks for the Review…..ok I’ve been duped. I spent $2 but I could have saved a dollar and bought water instead. I must admit it didn’t read the label. I agree with everyone the companies that are their to protect our interest are useless they might as well not be there.

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  5. Ginger says:
    February 3, 2015 at 1:40 pm

    I loved this product and now can’t find it anywhere! What’s so different between this product and skim/1% milk. I swear they water it down and add vitamins to it. We just don’t get to see that disclosure on the labels as consumers.

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