The Great Orange Juice Scam

One of the great scams of the industrial food cartel is the so-called “fresh” orange juice sold in supermarkets.

Some reality checks:

  1. There is more vitamin c in a single orange than in a full glass of industrial orange juice.
  2. Truly fresh orange juice only lasts a few days. It if last for weeks (or months), it’s an industrial product.
  3. Until the Florida orange growers launched a campaign in the early 20th century to deal with their surplus crop, the only people who drank orange juice were Floridians who had a tree in their backyard. There is nothing particularly healthy or natural about drinking orange juice — and the industrial product is a total waste of money.
Updated: August 17, 2026 — 1:59 pm