{"id":13,"date":"2021-02-05T23:19:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T07:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jugo.com\/?p=13"},"modified":"2021-02-05T23:19:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T07:19:43","slug":"direct-versus-concentrated-fruit-juices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jugo.com\/es\/direct-versus-concentrated-fruit-juices\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Versus Concentrated Fruit Juices&#8230;What You Need to Know When Selecting a Beverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-14 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jugo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Direct-Versus-Concentrated-Fruit-Juices-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"concentrated fruit juices\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jugo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Direct-Versus-Concentrated-Fruit-Juices-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/jugo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Direct-Versus-Concentrated-Fruit-Juices-986x1024.jpg 986w, https:\/\/jugo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Direct-Versus-Concentrated-Fruit-Juices-1480x1536.jpg 1480w, https:\/\/jugo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Direct-Versus-Concentrated-Fruit-Juices.jpg 1865w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/>If you have a juice machine at home, you know there\u2019s nothing more delicious than a tall glass of freshly squeezed fruit juice particularly when the fruit is at the peak of its season.\u00a0 Replicating the intense flavors, nutritional quality, and bright colors of truly fresh juice is extremely difficult for beverage manufacturers.\u00a0 Visit any grocery store and you\u2019re likely to see two types of juice\u2014\u201cnot from concentrate\u201d 100% pure juice and juice made from concentrate.<\/p>\n<p>What is the difference between these types of juice and how do you decide what\u2019s best for your family?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Direct Juice<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Direct juice is a beverage made entirely from crushed fruit and its own natural juices.\u00a0 This is similar to the glass of freshly made juice at home.\u00a0 While most direct juices on the market are pasteurized\u2014meaning they undergo a heated process to remove bacteria from the liquid to keep the product safely preserved while sealed\u2014they are subjected to far fewer processing steps resulting in a more \u2018natural\u2019 product.\u00a0 Producing a beverage in this manner creates a high-quality product.\u00a0 Unfortunately, because the liquid is heavy and bulky the shipping costs are extremely high.\u00a0 As an example, Brazil is one of the major suppliers of orange juice to the U.S. and Europe.\u00a0 You can imagine the shipping costs of transporting a beverage across that distance.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, many manufacturers rely on concentrated formulas.\u00a0 In this same example, juice manufacturers in Brazil are able to ship their juice to distributors internationally at about 1\/5 the cost. Once at its destination, the product is rehydrated and packaged for consumers.\u00a0\u00a0 This makes a much more affordable product on store shelves.\u00a0 Affordability comes with its own tradeoffs though.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Concentrated Fruit Juices<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fruit juice concentrate removes water from the material, resulting in a mix of approximately 65%-70% soluble solids.\u00a0 Along with lowering shipping costs, this process can ensure a consistent quality of end product (color, flavor, and nutritional content) for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of methods that can be used to make a concentrated product.\u00a0 A common method, unfortunately, is to use high heat.\u00a0 This process is called \u201cthermal evaporation\u201d and as the name applies, as the liquid is heated, the water content turns to vapor and the resulting contents represent the concentrated compound.\u00a0 This process can change the chemical composition of the remaining fruit material destroying essential nutrients and enzymes, and change the taste of the fruit from the \u201ccooking\u201d process.\u00a0 Other methods such as \u201ccold-water condensation\u201d tend to have a better taste, but the resulting beverage is still far less quality than direct juice drinks.<\/p>\n<p>Second, sometimes manufacturers will mix multiple concentrate materials together at the distribution facility to create a new formula.\u00a0 For example, mandarin has a sweeter taste and is less expensive, so it may be mixed with the orange concentrate either with or without proper disclosure on the packaging.\u00a0 Other popular shelf brand juices use a base of apple or grape juice that is less expensive to produce but also contains a much lower nutritional value.\u00a0 For example, orange juice contains approximately 223 more milligrams of potassium than apple juice.<\/p>\n<p>Third, concentrated juices contain additives and preservatives to make up for nutritional elements lost during the manufacturing process as well as provide the consumer a long shelf life.\u00a0 Sodium benzoate is often used to slow the growth of bacteria in many juices.\u00a0 Ascorbic acid is added to make up for depleted vitamin C levels.\u00a0 Yet combining sodium benzoate and vitamin C have been known to create a carcinogenic chemical.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What kind is best for you?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Does this mean you shouldn\u2019t drink concentrated fruit juices?\u00a0 Not necessarily.\u00a0 These formulas make options more affordable for many families and create feasible logistics for beverage manufacturers and distributors.\u00a0 A higher-quality product with more nutritional value will likely come with a higher price tag.\u00a0 The key is to understand what level of nutritional value you are getting in the specific beverage you are selecting and to use proper moderation to achieve appropriate nutritional intake.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a juice machine at home, you 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