# Orange juice: With pulp or no? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [March 11, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789 "2015-03-11T23:34:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/1 "2015-03-11T23:34:00Z")
Pulp, please. The more, the better. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/2 "2015-03-11T23:34:56Z")
Yes please. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/3 "2015-03-12T00:34:10Z")
Pretty even so far, surprising to me. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/4 "2015-03-12T00:37:25Z")
I like it pulpy. I like squeezing my own so I can ream it out really well and get all the bits. I tend to do the same with lemons and limes while cooking, I make sure all the bits go into the dish with the juice. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/5 "2015-03-12T00:49:22Z")
I went with “sure” as the closest option. It’s the closest to I don’t care and unless asked before it’s gone likely wouldn’t notice either way. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/6 "2015-03-12T00:55:01Z")
It needs to have at least a little pulp. Pulp-free orange juice is for crybabies. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/7 "2015-03-12T00:56:56Z")
Real, squeezed OJ has pulp. Without, it seems somewhat artificial. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/8 "2015-03-12T01:02:06Z")
There is actually a point at which you can have too much, but it’s somewhere around the point at which you eat it with a spoon. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/9 "2015-03-12T01:24:02Z")
If it’s from a bottle/carton/box/etc., then no thank you. If you’re squeezing the oranges yourself, then I’ll take it however it gets squozen. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/10 "2015-03-12T01:29:16Z")
No pulp for me, please. My reasoning is, if I pour myself a glass and can taste pulp, it’s time to buy a new carton. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/11 "2015-03-12T02:59:17Z")
Pulp makes the world go round, and that ain’t no fiction. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/12 "2015-03-12T04:36:23Z")
I prefer no pulp. We never have orange juice in the house, but I do like a glass from time to time when I go out for breakfast. I don’t mind if there’s a little pulp, but I don’t want to have to chew my orange juice. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/13 "2015-03-12T05:27:33Z")
[I like the one that says “Some Pulp”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IS-GZ4q340) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/14 "2015-03-12T06:19:48Z")
Pulp means real orange juice. I can take it either way, but pulp seems more authentic. (Probably healthier due to fiber content too, I presume.) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/15 "2015-03-12T08:10:31Z")
People who like no pulp\*, and people who cut the crusts off of bread or don’t eat pizza crusts: I’m sure you’re perfectly nice, but I can’t help but imagine that you’re _up to something_. \*Sometimes it’s nice without, but I mean those who never, ever want pulp. ---
**Author:** ![Habeed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a587f6/32.png) [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/16 "2015-03-12T08:29:47Z")
Medium. The “home style” and “extra pulp” variants at the grocery store have too much pulp. I suspect this is because they are adding back all the pulp they took out of the pulp free cartons… ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/17 "2015-03-12T11:55:47Z")
> [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](#): > > [I like the one that says “Some Pulp”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IS-GZ4q340) thanks to you I ended up watching Sopranos clips for too long. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/18 "2015-03-12T11:56:28Z")
No pulp. It just grosses me out. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/19 "2015-03-12T12:09:52Z")
Pulp for me. Might as well drink Tang otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789/20 "2015-03-12T12:37:20Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > People who like no pulp\*, and people who cut the crusts off of bread or don’t eat pizza crusts: I’m sure you’re perfectly nice, but I can’t help but imagine that you’re _up to something_. > > \*Sometimes it’s nice without, but I mean those who never, ever want pulp. You just described me to a T. I chose no on the pulp because “OH HELL NO” wasn’t an option. Also I don’t like pizza crusts unless they’re stuffed, bread crusts I don’t like, but it’s not a deal breaker. Am I up to something? I dunno, that’s pretty big talk from someone with the username LURKINGHORROR 😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-with-pulp-or-no/714789.md?page=2)