Editing Orange juice (section)

==Standards and regulations==
===Regulations in Canada===
For Canadian markets, orange juice must be the fruit juice obtained from clean, sound, and mature oranges.<ref name=":C1" /> The juice must also contain a minimum of 1.20 milliequivalents of free amino acids per 100 millilitres, contain a minimum of 115 milligrams of potassium per 10 milliliters, and possess a minimum absorbance value for total polyphenolics of 0.380.<ref name=":1" /> Sweeteners such as [[sugar]], [[Inverted sugar syrup|invert sugar]], [[dextrose]] or [[glucose]] solids may be added. The orange juice must have a [[Brix]] reading of at least 9.7, excluding the sweetening ingredients, and contain between 0.5 and 1.8 percent of acid by weight calculated as [[anhydrous]] citric acid.<ref name=":C1" /> Added orange essences, orange oils and orange pulp adjusted in accordance with good manufacturing practice is permitted. Orange juice is also permitted to contain sugar, invert sugar, dextrose in dry form, glucose solids, a Class II preservative, [[amylase]], [[cellulase]] and [[pectinase]].<ref name=":C1">{{Cite web|url=http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/C.R.C.,_c._870/page-60.html#h-85|title=Consolidated Canadian Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870)|website=laws.justice.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=14 July 2017|archive-date=13 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713042213/http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/C.R.C.,_c._870/page-60.html#h-85|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Regulations in the United States===
In the United States, orange juice is regulated and standardized by the [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA or USFDA) of the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]]. According to the FDA, orange juice from concentrate is a mixture of water with frozen concentrated orange juice or concentrated orange juice for manufacturing.<ref name=":U0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=146.145|title=Code of Federal Regulations Sec. 146.145|website=www.accessdata.fda.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030915171807/http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?FR=146.145|archive-date=15 September 2003|url-status=dead|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> Additional ingredients into the mixture may include fresh/frozen/pasteurized orange juice from mature oranges, orange oil, and orange pulp.<ref name=":0" /> Furthermore, one or more of the following optional sweetening ingredients may be added: [[sugar]], [[sugar syrup]], invert sugar, [[Inverted sugar syrup|invert sugar syrup]], [[dextrose]], [[corn syrup]], dried corn syrup, [[glucose syrup]], and dried glucose syrup.<ref name=":U0" /> The orange juice must contain a minimum [[Brix]] level of 11.8, which indicates the percentage of orange juice soluble solids, excluding any added sweetening ingredients.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=101.30|title=Code of Federal Regulations Sec. 101.30|website=www.accessdata.fda.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030914045836/http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?FR=101.30|archive-date=14 September 2003|url-status=dead|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>

===Regulations in the United Kingdom===
In the United Kingdom, orange juice from concentrate is a product of concentrated fruit juice with the addition of water. Any lost flavour or pulp of the orange juice during the initial concentration process may be restored in the final product to be equivalent to an average type of orange juice of the same kind. Any restored flavour or pulp must come from the same species of orange.<ref name=":K2">{{cite web|title=The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 2007|url=https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/multimedia/pdfs/fruitjuiceguidefeb07.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704225259/https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/multimedia/pdfs/fruitjuiceguidefeb07.pdf|archive-date=4 July 2016|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> Sugar may be added to the orange juice for regulating the acidic taste or sweetening, but must not exceed 150g per litre of orange juice.<ref name=":K2" /> Across the UK, the final orange juice from concentrate product must contain a minimum [[Brix]] level of 11.2, excluding the additional sweetening ingredients.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Northern Ireland Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 2013|url=https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/multimedia/pdfs/nisr-20130253-en.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806180223/https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/multimedia/pdfs/nisr-20130253-en.pdf|archive-date=6 August 2017|access-date=20 July 2017|website=www.food.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wales Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 2013|url=https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/multimedia/pdfs/consultation/fruit-regs-wales2013.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806141210/https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/multimedia/pdfs/consultation/fruit-regs-wales2013.pdf|archive-date=6 August 2017|access-date=20 July 2017|website=www.food.gov.uk}}</ref> Vitamins and minerals may be added to the orange juice in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1925/2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fortified-foods-guidance-to-compliance-with-european-regulation-ec-no-1925-2006-on-the-addition-of-vitamins-and-minerals-and-certain-other-substances-to-food|title=European Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006|website=www.gov.uk|access-date=20 July 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806141108/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fortified-foods-guidance-to-compliance-with-european-regulation-ec-no-1925-2006-on-the-addition-of-vitamins-and-minerals-and-certain-other-substances-to-food|url-status=live}}</ref>