I don't know. You didn't think to look at the sugar content on the package?

.... that's a pretty good idea.

Generally speaking, many fruit juices contain more sugar than sodas. Eating too much fruit isn't a good thing, but you do need some. 30-40grams daily of sugar is the normal recommended average. Your average banana can be around 15grams.

>>55
Natural sugars will be better for your body than refined sugars. Most sodas contain high fructose corn syrup. Avoid that shit.

>>60
HFCS really isn't any more harmful than sugars. This is a common misperception.

Is it just fresh fruit? Nothing else? Or is there added sugar or other things? Some people may get "concerned" about how much sugar is in fresh fruit, but unless you're gorging on fruit, I think it's a little ridiculous. Fruit ALSO contains fiber, which is great, and a lot of other positive nutrients and vitamins. You get in trouble when you remove the fiber (usually through processing the fruit, etc.) or start adding additional sugars.

Just fruit? Great!
Added shit or processed (remove fiber)? Eh... limit it or nix it from your diet.

SAGE has been used.

>>62
I think you mean common misconception, and orly?

>>77
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2007/05/science-of-sweets.html

Yes, it's a blog, but there are references and links to the actual studies. HFCS is at most guilty of dumbing down our palates a little.

SAGE has been used.

>>81
are all sugars broken down the same way or does HFCS have its own enzyme/protein that breaks it down, if so that could cause a high concentration of HFCS related enzymes over the other sugars, which could have side effects such as gene control, assuming the presence of the enzyme is an activator/inhibitor.

Everything in moderation. Fruit is good for you, fruit juices, eh. I tend to avoid them mostly, because as >>68 pointed out, they lack fiber. Why is that important? It's both beneficial to moving everything through you, and it slows down your digestion - which in this case is of a lot of natural sugars. Absorbing them fast is not the best thing, even if you have a perfectly functioning pancreas.

My favorite smoothie recipe is on purpose a more balanced meal. I typically add plain yoghurt and a raw egg or two to the frozen mixed fruits + banana (gives best texture). Raw cream if I have it. Honey if you have unripe/sour fruit. This gives it a more balanced carb:protein ratio and good bacteria at the least, and the raw cream is a beneficial fat (which you need to absorb some vitamins in food, it also slows digestion, makes you feel satisfied for longer, and helps with constipation). This functions as a meal replacement and keeps me satisfied for a long time considering it's an already-liquified quick meal.

>>83
Bio-chem major here, excellent point and gene control is not really involved.

Sugars are metabolized differently.
The big problem with fructose is that it is processed into fat before it can be used by the body. Whereas glucose is used directly and is only stored as fat if you are eating a shit-ton of sugar at once (smoothies may qualify). So fructose keeps building up fat and all the health problems that entails.

Worrying about it doesn't matter, Nearly and sweeteners and fruits have a 50/50 ratio of fructose/glucose (including HFCS, berries, etc).
Decent intro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructolysis#Fructolysis_and_Glycolysis_are_Independent_Pathways

As long as you are not eating too much in total, one smoothie every day is alright.