The industrial illusion behind your morning glass of orange juice
In short: While orange juice often represents wellness to consumers, it might represent a deliberate marketing fraud within contemporary food systems. This clip examines how farming difficulties caused the structured redesign of what Americans eat for breakfast.
In the 1920s, California farmers faced a massive fruit overproduction crisis. To solve it, they hired Edward Bernays—the father of public relations—to create a cultural demand for juice. This led to the development of "Flavor Packs," an industrial process where juice is stripped of oxygen and stored in silos for up to a year.
During storage, the fruit turns into a flavorless grey mush. Perfume corporations then blend this base with artificial fragrances to mimic real fruit scents. Despite its health branding, a single glass can cause a fructose spike in the liver comparable to a can of regular soda.
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