With the increasing attention to healthy eating, fruit and vegetable juice drinks have received more and more attention from consumers, and various types of fruit and vegetable juice drinks have emerged one after another. Fermented fruit and vegetable juice drinks with health, deliciousness, nutrition, no additives, and probiotics have sparked a trend of purchasing and tasting, becoming the new favorite of the publics leisure food. Do you know what fermented fruit and vegetable juice drinks are? Why is it loved by people? In this issue of Ganpo Food Talk, the expert team of Jiangxi Provincial Market Supervision Bureau will take you to explore the truth!
 
 
 
What is fermented fruit and vegetable juice beverage?

 
 
According to 4.3.5 of GB/T 31121-2014 "Fruit and vegetable juices and their beverages", fermented fruit and vegetable juice beverages are products made from one or more of fruits or vegetables, or fruit and vegetable juice (slurry), or concentrated fruit and vegetable juice (slurry), fermented juice, and water as raw materials, with or without the addition of other food ingredients and/or food additives. Beverages made from fermented fruits such as apples, pears, oranges, hawthorns, dates, carrots, etc. Fermented fruit and vegetable juice, through the fermentation of fruits and vegetables, maximizes the retention of nutrients, and produces a large amount of amino acids, short chain fatty acids and other nutrients during the fermentation process; Fermentation also produces a large amount of probiotic metabolites, which are beneficial for improving the intestinal environment and enhancing the human immune system.

The raw materials are all fruits and vegetables. What is the difference between fermented fruit and vegetable juice and fruit and vegetable juice (pulp)?
 
 
 
The biggest difference between fermented fruit and vegetable juice (pulp) is whether there is a fermentation process. Fruit and vegetable juice (slurry) refers to fermented but unfermented juice or slurry products made from fruits or vegetables using physical methods (mechanical methods, water extraction, etc.); Or adding an equal amount of water removed during the processing of concentrated fruit and vegetable juice (pulp) to make juice or pulp products, such as raw juice (non reconstituted juice), juice (reconstituted juice), vegetable juice, fruit pulp/vegetable pulp, composite fruit and vegetable juice (pulp), etc. Fermented fruit and vegetable juice is produced by adding microorganisms (such as lactic acid bacteria, acetic acid bacteria, yeast, etc.), which produce specific bioactive components through microbial fermentation, such as total acids (calculated as lactic acid), free amino acids, SOD enzymes, etc.
 
Why can fermented fruit and vegetable juice be stored for a long time without adding preservatives?

 
The ingredients of fermented fruit and vegetable juice generally do not contain preservatives, but their shelf life can reach up to one year. The main reason is that the production process of fermented fruit and vegetable juice adopts ultra-high temperature instantaneous sterilization (UHT sterilization) and aseptic filling technology, which can ensure that the produced fruit and vegetable juice will not be contaminated by microorganisms; Secondly, during the fermentation process of fruit and vegetable juice, some substances with antibacterial effects will be produced.
 
Similarly, during fermentation, it is important not to confuse fermented fruit and vegetable juice with fruit wine.