Prune juice is a fruit juice derived from (dried ) that have been rehydrated.
It is an ingredient in many novelty cocktails, such as the Purple Dragon
Composition
Prune juice is 81% water, 17%
, and 0.6% protein, and contains negligible
fat.
In the United States, bottled or canning prune juice contains "not less than 18.5% by the weight of water-soluble solids extracted from dried plums".
Nutrition
In a reference amount of , canned prune juice supplies 71
, and is a moderate source of vitamin B6 (13% of the
Daily Value), with no other
in significant content (table).
Phytochemicals
Prune juice and plums contain
, including
polyphenol (mainly as neochlorogenic acids and
) and
sorbitol.
Production
Prune juice is often produced using hot extraction methods, whereby the prunes are cooked in hot water, becoming a liquid extract, which is then processed into juice.
The process of heating and extraction may occur several times with the same batch of prunes, with the collective extracts from each processing then mixed together to create the final product.
Prune juice is a
Mass production product.
Prune juice is also produced as a concentrate, whereby low temperature water is used to create a liquid extract.
History
United States
Duffy-Mott began producing prune juice in 1933, which was purveyed under the
Sunsweet brand name.
The commercial distribution of prune juice in the United States first occurred in 1934, which "began with an output of only 40,000 cases".
Other uses
Prune juice concentrate, prune extracts and plum extracts are sometimes used as an
Food additive in tobacco products to enhance flavor.
In popular culture
In the
episode "Yesterday's Enterprise", the Klingon character Worf is introduced to prune juice by Guinan..
In the series Suits, the character Louis Litt (played by Rick Hoffman) drinks prunies, which are prune juice smoothies.
Gallery
File:French Prune Juice - For giving age to and improving liquors LCCN2001701477.tif|A prune juice label from 1870: "French Prune Juice – For giving age to and improving liquors"
See also
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Chocolate-covered prune
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Juicing
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List of juices
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List of plum dishes
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List of additives in cigarettes
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Suanmeitang – (sour prune drink), a traditional Chinese beverage made from smoked plums, rock sugar, and other ingredients
[ "Additives in tobacco products: Prune Juice Concentrate". 2012. German Cancer Research Center.]
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