fresh orange juice

urbanlegend11

a quick question.trying to budget my shopping but do not like to scrimp on nutrition.what is the difference between orange juice from concentrate and not from concentrate apart from the price?i always buy the not from concentrate because i believe its better for us and the children and its the only way to get them to have some fruit! or is there an even cheaper money saving way to get juice?

comping_cat

I think orange juice concentrate is normally pure orange (the ingredients should say 100% orange juice) where orange drink will be water, orange and maybe sugar and even additives.
I always make sure i buy the 100%.

bektoria

Don't think concentrate has added sugar because otherwise it would be listed as ingredients. The difference is that concentrate has added water so it will have less pure juice. If you can afford it, buy the pure juice !

Bek

Swan_2

are we talking pure orange juice here? rather than squash or 'drinks'? if so here's some information from https://www.food.gov.uk
it also sticks somewhere at the back of my mind that some of the objections to reconstituted pure orange juice are to do with loss of nutritional value caused by the processing, but I don't know how much veracity that has. there's sure to be someone here who can shed some light

Fruit juice
This is pressed directly from the fruit and the juice is not concentrated. This form of juice is often described as ‘direct’ or ‘not from concentrate’. Fruits grown abroad (e.g. citrus) can be transported to the UK where the juice is extracted and sold as fruit juice. Alternatively, the juice may be extracted in the country of origin and transported under refrigerated conditions to the UK where it is often subjected to pasteurisation during packing to enhance preservation. This juice is normally located in chilled cabinets in retail outlets.

Fruit juice from concentrate
Transportation of fruit juice is expensive as the majority of the juice is water. As an alternative, juice can be concentrated in the country of origin by evaporation under reduced pressure to reduce its volume. The concentrated juice can then be transported in a frozen state more easily and cheaply to the country of sale. The juice is returned to its original state in the country of sale. Such juice, which is normally pasteurised during packing, usually differs slightly in taste from fruit juice (direct juice) due to its processing. It is normally stored under ambient conditions on shelves in retail outlets, but sometimes is placed in chilled cabinets. Although the current legislation requires that, when fruit juice is made from concentrate, the pack has to bear the declaration ‘made with concentrated …x… juice’, this declaration, is not always displayed in a way that is immediately apparent to consumers.

Fruit juice partially made from concentrate
This is a mixture of fruit juice from concentrate and fruit juice. This juice is usually displayed in the chill cabinet.

The following, although not widely marketed in the UK, are
covered by this legislation:

Concentrated fruit juice
This is obtained from one or more kinds of fruit juice by the physical removal of a specific proportion of the water content of the juice. Where it is intended for direct sale to the consumer, the proportion of water content removed must be at least 50%.

Dehydrated or powdered fruit juice
This is obtained from one or more kinds of fruit juice by the physical removal of virtually all of the water content of the juice.

Fruit Nectar
This is a product made by combining fruit juice with water and may have added sugar and/or honey and/or sweeteners


that wasn't a very quick answer was it? :rolleyes:

starlite_2

we used to buy the 100% stuff and it is expensive, but now i go to our local market just before it closes and can get two carrier bags of oranges for £1
its realy easy to squeeze and make juice, but i prefer to peel them and then throw them into the blender.

Swan_2

I think it needs to be said that both 'freshly squeezed' juice & 'made from concentrate' juice are technically 100% orange juice

slight digression ... one of my pet hates is the confusion about the various kind of juices & drinks on the market, & the likes of Sunny Delight make my blood boil, overpriced squash in disguise deliberately marketed to mislead the unwary :mad:

starlite_2

that annoys me too, tesco have pretty much the same juice in the chillers as the cartons on the shelves, but charge much more.
you'd assume it's pure but it's far from it.

ti1980

It really annoys me about drinks like Sunny Delight. The manufacturers insisted that shops placed it in chiller cabinets so it 'looked' like it was fresh juice. To the ordinary consumer it would have seemed that way but the long life of the so called juice was a bit of a giveaway but not everyone knows about things like that.
It is basically sugar and water with some added vitamins to make it look a whole lot better than it is.

Swan_2

starlite wrote:

but i prefer to peel them and then throw them into the blender.

never thought of doing that, I must give it a try

urbanlegend11

thanks all for the replies.i think squeezing my own sounds like a good idea.are these juicers you can buy worth the money do you think?

Philippa36

We bought a juicer for £7:95 from Tesco ~ their own brand, and apart from being a bit fiddly to clean it works brilliantly. Yesterday we juiced carrots, celery and cucumber ~ ends up a peculiar brownish green colour but tastes good! Definitely worth the money. Not sure I would pay for a more expensive one though.