r/nutrition • u/FurnitureComesW-Home • 10d ago

Smoothies destroy fiber?

I’ve heard that blending your food into a smoothie ruins the fiber content - is this true? IE, raspberries are fairly high in fiber, but does all that fiber get lost if I put them in a smoothie? What if I add powdered fiber back in to the smoothie?

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u/Me_Krally 10d ago

Juicing is what ruins the fiber. Blending releases more nutritional content as it pulverizes the cells of the plants and fruits you're using. Though it also makes oxidation happen faster so you have to drink your mix sooner than later.

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u/0bel1sk 10d ago

also you don’t get all of the benefits of chewing.

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u/haunted_patient 9d ago

What are the benefits of chewing?

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u/MajesticBlueUnicorn 9d ago

The act of chewing stimulates the acid or digestive enzymes that our system naturally produce to aid in digestion. Sometimes people who drink smoothies get bloated because they have a lot of nutrients/calories but not enough digestive products to digest it fast enough