Rumor says that orange juice has...

Capuchin · Feb 28, 2007, 06:23 AM

Sorry, I meant preservation rather than preparation. Sometimes I type faster than I think

curlybenswife · Feb 28, 2007, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Capuchin

Sorry, I meant preservation rather than preparation. Sometimes I type faster than I think

You have to excuse him on that one lovelesspa he is male after all

(joke cap loves ya)

I have to say thought I've enjoyed reading this thred certainly made me think

willywonka22002 · Apr 1, 2007, 02:34 PM

YES ALCAHOL can preserve stuff, only some types I believe... I know for definite that in hot countries they put vodka in the milk to make sure it has not gone off by the end of the day.

ALCAHOL is not used in fruit juices, well at least none I know of .. If I was you try checking the ingredients... They have to put it on the ingredients at the end of the day

cosmoandotis · Aug 10, 2010, 03:08 PM

There is between .2 to .5 % natural alcohol in orange juice, naturally. It is not added by anyone but mother nature. It is similar to kombucha tea and non-alcoholic beers.
IMO If you are going to answer questions you should know the correct answer or take the time to look up the science. Indiana University has a "fact sheet" available re: these issues.

NathansMommy · Dec 5, 2011, 05:32 PM

Actually there is a small amount of natural occurring alcohol in all natural fruit juices and teas such as orange juice. It's usually less than 0.5% at the most though. The alcohol is produced by fermentation which occurs when yeasts or bacteria convert sugars into carbon dioxide and alcohol. So to answer your question - yes there is alcohol in orange juice although not much and no this is not because it was added as a preservative or anything like that.

scrapegoat · Dec 7, 2011, 02:50 PM

Orange juice has no added alcohol, however it contains sugar and sugar ferments into alcohol (even in your fridge) given time.

Every fruit juice, once opened slowly begins to ferment and will contain a tiny amount of alcohol after several days. Most of the time you finish off the juice long before the alcohol content becomes even a slight concern for your health.

If you drink your juice it tastes off or fizzy, throw it out.

M Pina · Jul 17, 2012, 04:44 PM

To answer your question, alcohol is not added to commercial orange juices (example of these are Florida's Natural, Minute Maid, etc). The key word here being ADDED. There is a natural process call fermentation in which natural yeasts, (which can be found on almost any surface of anything), finds it's way into juices and eats the natural sugars. This feeding process produces Co2 and alcohol as a byproduct. In wine making or other alcoholic beverage where this is desirable, the waiting time before packaging is lengthened to allow the natural yeasts to produce LOTS of these byproducts. In regular juices, the product are processed and shipped more immediately for consumption so that less fermentation occurs, though some is unavoidable (unless you drink just picked, fresh squeezed OJ). It is estimated that approximately 0.07% alcohol by weight IS produced in most orange juices by the time they appear on grocery store shelves, however at this low level, you would metabolize the alcohol as fast as you consume the drink. So although all orange juice contains alcohol, the quantity is low enough that you won’t get intoxicated from it, even if you drink many glasses of it.

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