Juice

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For other uses, see Juice (disambiguation).

Juice is a fluid naturally contained in animal or plant tissue. This article is about the latter. For example, orange juice is the liquid extract of the fruit of the orange tree. Juice may be supplied in concentrate form, requiring the user to add water to reconstitute the liquid back to (an approximation of) the original state. Juice will usually have a defined level of purity, in some countries of 100%. It should not be confused with a squash which is usually an artificial juice to be diluted with water. Common methods for preservation and processing of fruit juices incluide evaporation, spray drying, pasteurization and concentration.

In Bulgaria (and possibly other countries), juice denotes a sweetened fruit extract, whereas nectar denotes a pure fruit or vegetable extract - thus the terms being opposite of that of some other countries.

Some popular juices include apple, orange, cranberry, grapefruit, pineapple, tomato, blackcurrant, grape, lemon, and many more.

Fruit juice consumption in the US has increased in recent years, possibly due to public perception of juices as healthy natural nutrient sources.

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