Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Q & A

Q: Most tetra packed fruit juice products state that they contain 'reconstituted' fruit juice... Whats does this mean?



A1: Reconstituted just means they take the water out and then put it back in. It is not as good for you as juice that has not had it's water removed and then added back again.

Now if you are talking about the ones that say juice "drink" on them, they are certainly not the healthiest choice for a beverage. No one needs extra sugar, colorings, and preservatives in their juice. Stay away from those and go for the ones that say 100% juice on them.


A2: The process of making concentrated fruit juice is to remove as much water as possible while preserving the nutritional qualities of it (or as many companies do it today, just to increase the sell by date).

Adding preservatives (the E-numbers) to a juice also makes it last for longer, as it delays the decay of the juice matter.

Reconstituting fruit juice generally means adding water back to the concentrated juice (diluting), as many companies just use the concentrated form of the juice for transportation and storage, while at the time of bottling the product it is "reconstituted".

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A3: Reconstituted fruit juice is juice produced from a fruit juice concentrate. It differs slightly in taste to fresh juices, carrying a different texture and aroma. Like freshly squeezed juices, juice is produced from a juicing machine, which then has as much water removed from it as possible, reducing it to a to a concentrate. Many juice companies around Australia and around the world use the concentrated form of juice for transportation and storage, hydrating the concentrate (typically with 80% off water that was originally removed) only once it has arrived where it is to be packaged and distributed.


Frozen packets or tubes of reconstituted juice may also be purchased at your local supermarket. They can be stored in you home freezer for a number of years, leaving you with the the DIY job of adding the water when there is a need.

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