Orange Juice Adulteration: Detection and Quality Effects of Dilution, Added Orange Pulpwash, Turmeric and Sorbate

摘要: Adulteration of frozen concentrated and single-strength orange juices with pulpwash (PW) have been detected regularly in samples obtained from the North American retail market. This practice is a direct economic fraud on consumer to legitimate grower, processor distributor. The addition PW or may profound detrimental effect juice flavor other quality factors. Turmeric, as colorant, alone combination has found for manufacturing imported by some Florida processors. Sorbate preservative concentrate market packed out Florida.