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It’s not the same as juice you’ve squeezed for yourself, though, as it will generally have been pasteurised, too. Yale University Press) it’s also probably a function of “flavour packs” – orange extract that is added back into orange juice after processing to make up for volatile flavours which have gone missing in action. Top of the OJ tree, and the most expensive, is the “freshly pressed” or “freshly squeezed”, in a plastic bottle and with a shelf life of a couple of weeks.

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This might include changes to allergy advice, ingredient lists, nutritional guides or dietary advice. It may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever without Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited prior consent, nor without due acknowledgement. Tropicana was the baseline for this test - sweet, sugary and pretty delicious, though the taste is somewhat tainted when you double check the receipt.Susan Jebb, now head of the Food Standards Agency, has gone on record to say that she doesn’t think it should count as one of your five-a-day fruit and vegetable quota. Tesco’s orange juice was the deepest in colour, and felt quite thick and syrupy in comparison to the rest, while Aldi’s felt as though it was the wateriest, but weighed in with the highest sugar content at 18 per cent. Aside from the unpleasant taste and odor, it is very unsafe to consume orange juice that’s gone bad. This will be down in part to the higher acidity of the oranges used industrially for pressing, and also the mechanical process, which extracts more from the rind than my hand squeezer. The flavour is nice and gentle, mild and pleasant in a way that is reminiscent of actual fresh orange juice.

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A 150ml glass of breakfast juice (the amount that equates to one of your five a day) can cost anything from 11p to 46p, even before you venture into the heights of freshly squeezed.

You should also note that the picture images show only our serving suggestions of how to prepare your food - all table accessories and additional items and/or ingredients pictured with the product you are purchasing are not included. Of the three main kinds of orange juice available, the cheapest is “from concentrate” – juice that has been concentrated by evaporating out the water with a combination of heat and low pressure.

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On the upside, it is, even in processed form, a decent source of vitamin C: humans, unusually for mammals, lack the enzyme to convert glucose to vitamin C. Two of the six supermarket orange juices were, in mine and my dad’s opinion, better than Tropicana, while the other four fell back. This usually proclaims itself as “never from concentrate” (as if other brands might occasionally slip in a naughty bit of boiled-down juice) and “100 per cent pressed juice”.According to an industry expert, “freshly squeezed refers to the proximity of the squeezing operation to bottling and the total shelf life of the product”. It’s not unpleasant, but it’s a long way from the gentle, sweet fruitiness of the juice I made at home. Freshly squeezed orange juice is best consumed the same day it was prepared but is safe to drink within 2-3 days. It’s best to drink it on the same day you squeezed the oranges, but it is still safe to drink it within two to three days. Persuading us that a glass of juice, containing not one but two or more oranges, was a healthy way to start the day was a no-brainer from a sales point of view.