if prunes are made out of plums then why is it called prune juice and not plum juice?

Answer 1

plums are made into wine and brandy
prunes are dried plums....and are made into juice

"...prune marketers in the united states have, in recent years, begun marketing their product as 'dried plums', because 'prune' has negative connotations connected with elderly people suffering from constipation...."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prune_juice


prune juice will still be called prune juice
because the fda says dried-plum juice
is an oxymoron
http://molelog.molehill.org/blomt/archives/2003/07/dried_plum_juic.html
http://www.lewrockwell.com/edmonds/edmonds85.html

Answer 2

Plums and prunes are actually two different (although very similar) fruits. the main difference being that plums are a cling stone fruit (the meat of the fruit sticks to the pit) and prunes are a free stone fruit (the meat of the fruit pulls away from the stone easily). Another difference is that most prunes are dried or processed into juice and plums are more commonly eaten fresh.
http://www.produceoasis.com/TipOTDay_folder/Tips_folder/Jul22tip.html

Answer 3

Prunes are dried plums. Like raisins are dried grapes. Prune juice is not called plum juice because plums taste different then prunes. Just like raisins taste different then grapes. Be carefull to many prunes cans lossen your bowel moments. They are a natural laxative. I found this out the hard way!!!

Answer 4

Prune juice comes from pureed prunes which has water added to make it more liquidy. Prune juice doesn't taste icky, it don't taste like plums because it's not plums, they have been dehydrated into prunes which are so much better.

Answer 5

the process of the plum turning into a prune changes it from a plum TO a prune, thus, plum no more......
prune juice.

Answer 6

Because dried plums are called prunes. Have you ever heard of Grape Bran?

Answer 7

prunes are not made out of plums prunes are like plums but they are a different fruit. dried prunes are "like" plums but they are not

Answer 8

It is a common misconception, but prunes are not dried plums. They are similar but nonetheless distinct fruits.

Answer 9

if you want plum juice buy plum juice , if you want prunce juice.... buy prune juice