Applications of natural plant extracts in soft drinks - Natural Food Additives, Ingredients and Flavourings - page 334

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Fig. 15.3 Ouline of typical process for soft fruit processing.

juice, many soft fruit juices are used as ingredients in beverages. There is a
signifi cant demand for deionised and decolourised apple and grape juice to
provide a carbohydrate beverage base of natural origin.

15.2.4 Introduction to the use of fruit juices as ingredients
The consumption of pure fruit juices, either as NFC products or after reconstitution
of concentrate, is very high particularly in the US, Europe and the Middle and Far