Drinking half again as much (3 quarts/liters a day for an adult, 3 cups/750 ml for a child) is dangerous, and may result in hospitalization.Īpple juice packed in China is usually very high in sorbitol, and apple juice packed in the United States is nearly as high in sorbitol. Drinking two quarts (about 2 liters) or apple juice in a single day, if you are an adult, or just as little as 500 ml (about 2 cups), for children, will make some feel sick to the stomach. About 30 grams (1 ounce) of sorbitol consumed in a single day is enough to put you in the hospital. About 20 grams (2/3 of an ounce) of sorbitol consumed in a single day is enough to give you really bad stomach cramps.
Of course, it takes a lot more than one glass (say, about 250 ml) of apple juice to do all that. In still larger amounts, it causes gas and abdominal cramps, and if you have problems with your kidneys, it can give you problems with the lining of your colon, eroding the lining and causing bleeding, burning, and intense pain. In larger amounts, it relieves constipation. In tiny amounts, sorbitol is a zero-calorie sweetener.
The extra water is one of the factors that makes apple juice laxative in small doses and a cause of diarrhea in large doses.Īpple juice also contains a non-digestible kind of sugar called sorbito l.
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