What’s REALLY In Your Orange Juice? – Many Americans wake up each day looking forward to an ice-cold glass of orange juice with breakfast each morning. An easy way to get your vitamin C, this breakfast drink has become a staple in U.S. households.
Food And Travel Nation talked to the author of the book, “Squeezed”, Alissa Hamilton, about the orange juice industry and how they maintain flavor profiles for different brands of juice. Also, it turns out much of the commercial juice produced ends up in silos for months at a time. It can lose its flavor. Experts akin to those in the fragrance industry are hired to give back the smell and flavor to the stored juice before it is packaged and shipped to a supermarket near you.
You can hear the compelling information about the compounds used to flavor it and some of the brands we talked about in our broadcast interview here:
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About the show: Food And Travel Nation with Elizabeth Dougherty is the fusion of food and travel. This fresh, compelling nationally-syndicated weekend program includes information for homesteading, traveling, gardening, taste tests. Additionally, in a twist, listeners hear what restaurant servers say about customers.
I taught cooking classes, and served as a personal chef for individuals and small parties. I consulted for restaurants and other food service organizations in menu development as well as cost saving measures. As a freelance writer, I have written hundreds of articles for many different publications. I created and developed the popular “Food and Travel Nation” page on Facebook.
