Concentrate

Juice Concentrate

• Result of removing water from fruit or vegetable juice
• Numerous procedures required for food safety in juice manufacturing from concentrate
• Process of concentrating orange juice patented in 1948
• Developed to provide World War II troops with vitamin C
• Concentrates have long shelf-life due to high sugar content or preservatives

Soft Drink Concentrate

• Sodas produced as highly concentrated syrups
• Diluted with carbonated water before consumption
• Concentrated syrups sometimes retailed due to low price and weight savings
• Most concentrates have long shelf-life due to sugar content or preservatives

Other Food Concentrates

• Condensed milk produced for transport weight savings and spoilage resistance

Flavor Concentrates/Syrups

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