Juice concentrate meaning: juice from which most water has been removed by evaporation, reducing volume for transport and storage while retaining soluble solids, and later reconstituted to single strength by adding water.
In trade practice
Buyers specify the Brix level required at point of delivery and the concentration ratio needed to reconstitute to single-strength juice, and suppliers provide a certificate of analysis confirming both. Frozen concentrate is shipped in aseptic bag-in-drum or IBC formats at temperatures that prevent fermentation; aseptic ambient product requires validated heat treatment records. QA teams check Brix, pH, colour and microbial counts on receipt, and any deviation from the agreed Brix tolerance can affect the declared juice content on the finished label. Regulation (EC) 2001/112 governs compositional standards for fruit juices and concentrates sold in the EU.
In a specification
A purchase specification for juice concentrate states the target Brix, permitted tolerance, concentration ratio, microbiological limits and packaging format required for delivery.