Choosing to store fruit juice, first of all, carefully read the package. On it you will find all the necessary information. Except for the name of juice, its manufacturer, expiration date and storage conditions on the package should be specified composition juice. You have to remember that the first place in the list is the main component, and then, in descending order, the remaining ingredients are listed.
On the packaging necessarily indicate the type of juice: Clarified, unclarified or pulp. Bleached pulp juice completely removed in unclarified - added, and the juice from the pulp of its content must be at least 8%. It should be noted that it is not too attractive in appearance juice with pulp is much more useful clarification. This occurs because the juice contains only water-soluble fruit solids and valuable as, but not soluble compound (such as protopectin, soluble vitamins, fiber, flavoring portion and aromatics) are lost, while remaining in the pulp.
Make one kind of juices of fruits or several so-called mixed juices. The title of the mixed juice is written in the first place the main juice, which should be at least ¾ of the drink. In commercially available large assortment of juices: apple-grape, apple and cherry, citrus mix, multivitamin and others.
Depending on the difference in the technology of cooking juices are directly expressed and reconstituted from concentrate.
Juice of direct expression, not subjected to industrial processing, called freshly juice. It is intended for use immediately after extraction. Canned and packaged for long-term storage of freshly squeezed juice, juice called direct extraction. Typically, the range of these juices are not too diverse. This is because they are produced only during the harvest from local fruits.
Most juices are now available in our industry and are sold in shops, restored from concentrate. Although the word "concentrate" very few people like, no need to be afraid of - nothing wrong with that. Only juice, which is derived from fresh fruit, thickened by freezing or evaporation, ie concentrated. And the result is a thick mass, resembling syrup jam, which are sent to producers and the final product. This juice is easy to transport because it takes up much less space than the fruit from which it is made. Thanks to the concentration and subsequent recovery of juice, buyers have the opportunity throughout the year to drink the juice from a wide variety, including exotic fruits. In this case, if the technology and formulation met responsibly and honestly, recovered from concentrate juice is absolutely no different from freshly pressed.
After recovery, the juice should be properly preserve that it is not corrupted. Today the most modern method is to aseptic canning, which avoids the use of additional preservatives. Be aware that the state standard of Russia, a 100% fruit juice can not add artificial or synthetic fragrances, preservatives, mineral additives, sweeteners.
There are some fruits (apricot, peach, pear), of which squeeze all the juice is technically impossible. Therefore of them make fruit puree, which is then diluted with water and sugar syrup. The resulting beverage is called nectar. Nectar is also made from fruits and berries, whose juice is so "bright" (pomegranate, cherry, black currant, pineapple) that it will inevitably have to sweeten and dilute. Often nectars and preservatives added.
Produce and sell many kinds of further fortified juice. A glass of this juice or nectar rich in essential vitamins, able to meet one-third of the daily needs of the human body in these essential substances.
The best from fruit juices quench thirst plum, cherry, alychovy or cornel juice, rich in potassium.
Apple juice is a good source of vitamin B2 and iron. It is perfectly valid to digestion, has a weak diuretic and promotes hematopoiesis. The juice of apricot and plum lot of vitamin A, is also present in plum vitamin PP. Sources of iodine - melon juice, dark berries and strawberries, and vitamin C - juice of black currant and citrus.
When you buy juice - carefully read the label to see what kind of liquor in front of you - a juice or nectar with pulp or bleached, containing added sugar or without it, whether there is extra vitamins. What choice from the variety of fruit juices prefer - up to you.