What does the word "Concentrate" means on juice?!


Question:

What does the word "Concentrate" means on juice?


Answers:
It means that the juice has been processed to remove some/most of the liquid in it. For instance, if you made homemade orange juice and then put it on the stove and heated it, eventually you would have less and less juice in your pan as the liquid steamed away. The result is a juice that is a lot stronger than the original and is "concentrated" meaning originally it was much weaker. You would need to add some water to it to "reconstitute" it, meaning bring it back to the original strength. Now the flavor/quality would be compromised because of the processing, but it would be essentially the same as before the liquid was removed.
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it means stare really hard at the bottle without blinking for as long as you can.

nah it means it's a concentrated liquid, meaning before you drink it you need to dilute it with water. it's like a cordial.

it means that u should add water

When a juice is concentrated, there is more of the fruit than the water. So it might taste more sour or more sweeter.

It means they have eliminated the excess water so that it can be stored in smaller packaging, particulary with shelf life in mind (i.e buying frozen juice concentrate will last much longer than fresh juice that is not frozen). Adding water dilutes the concentrate.

it means...if it's the bottle juice, then it's meant to be poured a little and mix with water. If it's just juice...it means just the juice ...

That is has actual juice in it. Thats about all.

If a liquid or powder is concentrated, it means that the flavor is very strong. Think about if you have ever tasted cool-aid powder straight from the pouch, it is super sour, right. Once you add water and sugar, all you get is the fruity taste. Adding other ingredients so there is more of them than other ingredients dilutes the flavor.




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