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Are juice shots worth the price?

Fresh fruit is probably a cheaper alternative

Illustration of bottle filled with drawings of fruits and vegetables, including a carrot, strawberries, watermelon, grapes, and ginger, with a striped straw on top
Illustration: Cristina Spanò

ADVERTS FOR ginger shots line the walls of London’s underground network. Companies like MOJU and Suja juice, an American brand, tout the immunity-boosting properties of the daily dose. Plenish advertises similar such products as “Turmeric Recovery” and “Berry Gut Health”, which it says are nutrient-packed, providing “100% of the recommended daily intake” of various vitamins. Are these trendy tonics a shortcut to good health?

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