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7 fact-checked facts about fruit and vegetable juice, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

What are the fibrous bits of fruit flesh in some orange juice called?

AnswerPulp

Pulp is the juice-sac flesh of the fruit; zest and rind come from the peel.

Which fruit's juice is the main ingredient in traditional lemonade?

AnswerLemon

Lemonade is made from lemon juice, water and sugar.

Going deeper

Juice 'from concentrate' is made by first removing what from the juice?

AnswerWater

Most of the water is evaporated for shipping, then added back before the juice is packaged.

Which acid gives lemons and limes their sour taste?

AnswerCitric acid

Citrus fruits are rich in citric acid; acetic acid is what makes vinegar sour.

Sailors were once given lemon or lime juice to prevent which disease?

AnswerScurvy

Scurvy is caused by a lack of vitamin C, which citrus juice supplies.

Expert level

Roughly what is the pH of lemon juice?

AnswerAbout 2

Lemon juice is strongly acidic, with a pH of about 2 to 2.6.

The grapefruit arose as a natural hybrid of the sweet orange and which fruit?

AnswerPomelo

Grapefruit originated in Barbados as a cross between the sweet orange and the pomelo.

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