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Fresh Fruit Juice vs

Commercial Fruit Juices

Fresh Fruit Juice

Commercial Fruit Juice

Ingredients

- Organic and fresh fruits


- No sugar added

- Used flavour pack to reflavour the juice


- Contained chemical
preservative
- Added artificial colour
- Added sugar

pH

pH 3.6 - 6.7

pH 3.2 5.8

Health risk

Energy booster
Anti-oxidant
Weight loss

Diebetes
Tooth decay

Convenience

Need to prepare and time


consuming

Instant and less time


consuming

The use of chemical preservatives


in fruit juices and fruit drinks
Compound

Descriptions

Sulphites
and sulphur
dioxide

-Sulphurous acid inhibits yeasts, moulds and


bacteria.
-Sulphur dioxide is mainly used to preserve
the colour of fruits during drying.

Sorbic acid

-Used to inhibit the growth of moulds and


yeasts.
-The activity of sorbic acid increases as the
pH decreases.

Benzoic acid

-It is in the form of sodium benzoate is a


widely
used preservative.
-It occurs naturally in cranberries,
cinnamon and cloves and is well suited for
used in acid
foods.

Citric acid

-Citric acid is the main acid found naturally


in citrus fruits.

Sugar content

Selection of raw materials for fruits


Select mature, undamaged fruits.
Any fruits that are mouldy or underripe should be sorted and removed.

Some quality criteria for


juicing
Factor

Criteria

Rationale

Maturity

Ripeness

Optimum quality

Solids

Adequate level

Affects yield, flavour

Acidity

Appropriate pH level

Flavour, sugar/acid
ratio

Colour

Fully developed

Juice appearance

Defects

Appropriate level

A few can be
tolerated

Size/shape

Uniform

Ease of
handling/juicing

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