/oss/taxonomy/term/387/all en /oss/article/did-you-know-nutrition/orange-juice-follies <p>The orange juice market is huge.  Unfortunately some processors try to cut corners by extending the juice with sugar, pulpwash and water.  But the ruse can be detected by some clever science.  Oxygen in nature occurs as two possible isotopes, O-16 and O-18, which differ slightly in mass.  The natural abundance of O-18 is only about 0.2%, but it is more abundant in water in growing plants because the heavier isotope is less likely to evaporate.</p> Thu, 11 May 2017 01:02:41 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2434 at /oss /oss/article/environment-health-news/moldyuuck <p>Molds can sometimes grow to an impressive size. A story has been making the rounds in Montreal about a large piece of mold being found in a sample of Oasis juice. You would think from the press coverage that such a thing has never been seen before. Another sample was found last March in a carton of Minute Maid orange juice in Britain. In that case a little girl got sick from drinking the juice. In Montreal it was just yuuuck.</p> Thu, 23 Jan 2014 03:32:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2076 at /oss /oss/article/science-science-everywhere/orange-juice-silliness <p>How do you get the public’s attention these days? Just come up with yet another scare about some consumer item. The best is a scare about some item that we thought was safe and wholesome. Like orange juice. I think Alissa Hamilton, a Toronto writer, figured that nobody had yet attacked orange juice, so it was about time to try to knock this beverage, which most perceive to be healthy, off its pedestal and make a few bucks on the side.</p> Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:11:26 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1597 at /oss