What is the difference between apple cider and apple juice?

Answer 1

Legally, none, since you can sell yours labeled whichever way you want. But cider is usually not filtered to take out the apple sludge, where juice is. Also, cider is pasteurized now, when it didn't used to be. Now you can't sell unpasteurized cider any more than you can sell raw milk, it's too dangerous for little people and old people.

Answer 2

Apple cider is pressed apples, and pasteurized, apple juice can be made from concentrate, cider is cloudy generally and taste better, it also can ferment into Hard cider. Contrary to comment number two, cider is NOT fermented apple juice, apple cider ferments into Hard cider which is considered an alcoholic beverage, I live near a cider mill and have watched the process being done. Don't want to sound too bossy, just informative

Answer 3

The only difference between 100% apple juice and apple cider is that the juice has gone through a process to "clarify" it. (To make it look more attractive to consumers) Personally, I think the clarifying process takes away from the taste. I like fresh cider much better!

Answer 4

Juice is clear and cider is pressed, containing more of the apple in it. I like cider better!

Answer 5

Most cider is made from fermented apple juice

Answer 6

Most cider is made from fermented apple juice.

Answer 7

Cider is more thick than apple juice. That is what I think.

Answer 8

apple cider contains cinnamon
while apple juice has none but just apple

Answer 9

apple juice is made from concentrate and apple cider is make from a mix of concentrate and natural.

good luck

Answer 10

It probably depends on whose definitions you're using... i.e. what country you're in... but, in many places, cider is fermented apple juice - and therefore alcoholic.