orange-juice concentrate
Definition
Noun: A commercially prepared food product consisting of orange juice from which most of the water has been removed through a concentration process, resulting in a thick, syrupy liquid or frozen solid that is intended to be diluted with water before consumption.
Usage
This noun is a non-count (mass) noun. It refers to the concentrated product as a substance or commodity, not to individual units. It is typically used with determiners like "some," "any," or "the," or with quantifiers like "a can of" or "a carton of."
Examples
- For a quick breakfast, we mix orange-juice concentrate with water.
- The recipe calls for one can of thawed orange-juice concentrate.
- Orange-juice concentrate is often cheaper and has a longer shelf life than fresh juice.
- She added a spoonful of orange-juice concentrate to the marinade for a citrus flavor.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used attributively (like an adjective) before other nouns to describe related products or contexts.
- The orange-juice concentrate industry is a major part of Florida's economy.
- Look in the freezer aisle for the orange-juice concentrate section.
Variants and Related Words
- Frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ): A more formal or technical term, often used in commercial and financial contexts (e.g., trading commodities).
- Juice concentrate: The general category for any fruit juice that has been concentrated.
- Reconstituted orange juice: The liquid result of diluting orange-juice concentrate with water.
Synonyms
- Concentrated orange juice
- Frozen orange juice concentrate
Antonyms
- Fresh-squeezed orange juice
- Ready-to-drink orange juice
- Not-from-concentrate orange juice (NFC)
Noun
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orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen
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