As I was drinking my cider this morning I started to wonder what is the difference...does anyone know?
2006-10-09 03:00:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
You might be surprised to learn that apple juice and apple cider are technically the same - they are both 100% juice from the apple. Some apple juice manufacturers also use processes to clarify the juice, resulting in a clear appearance. In fact, the greatest volume of apple juice sold in the United States is clarified apple juice.
Cider is a broad term that is often used to refer to a number of different products (apple cider, sweet cider, hard cider and so on). For example, in the United States, the word cider refers to the freshly expressed juice of the apple. In England and Australia, the word is used to describe fermented juice, which Americans actually call hard cider. When cider is allowed to ferment or partially ferment, it has distinct characteristics that many have come to recognize - including tart taste and dark, cloudy appearance.
Whether choosing apple juice or apple cider, consumers are recommended to select shelf-stable, frozen or other fruit juices and ciders that have been pasteurized or appropriately heat-treated for safety. If a juice or cider has not been pasteurized, the Food and Drug Administration requires that it be labeled as such to inform consumers.
Keep in mind, the shelf-stable and frozen apple juices found in your grocery store are pasteurized or otherwise heat-treated (unless they contain the unpasteurized label required by the FDA) and may even carry the label "apple cider" during certain times of the year! It all depends on whether the term cider has more appeal in a particular market area.
2006-10-09 03:03:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Area and method of bottling. Age - cider gets a little kick as it ages. Eventually, will form a substance called "mother" and will turn to cider vinegar.
Don't drink cider from roadside stands unless it has been pasteurized or you may get salmonella.
2006-10-11 07:10:05 · answer #2 · answered by Donald W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The filtering process. Sometimes cider isn't pasturized.
2006-10-09 03:08:45 · answer #3 · answered by What, what, what?? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cider is usually carbonated apple juice
2006-10-09 03:02:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same as water and H2O.
2006-10-09 03:03:23 · answer #5 · answered by MiKe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one is alcoholic.
2006-10-09 03:25:28 · answer #6 · answered by vicky l 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋