Question: How is concentrated orange juice made, how does it differ from freshly squeezed orange juice and what are the health benefits and pitfalls of drinking each type?
Answer: Orange juice is concentrated by evaporation. Most processing plants do this under reduced pressure to lower the boiling point. This also helps limit heat damage to the juice.
Orange juice is concentrated to make it easier to transport around the world and make the reconstituted product cheaper. The evaporation process does result in a slight loss of flavour and vitamin C. Freshly squeezed juice costs more because it is more expensive to transport.
Answer: Until the early 20th century, some products were concentrated by boiling them down to syrups, but that resulted in a cooked flavour.
One modern method is to freeze the juice until enough ice ...
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