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[[File:Apple juice with 3apples.jpg|thumb|Apple juice with 3 [[apple]]s]]
[[Image:Applejuice f83e1c36ea.png|thumb|Clarified apple juice, from which [[pectin]] and [[starch]] have been removed, in a plastic bottle]]
'''Apple juice''' is a [[juice|fruit juice]] made by the [[Maceration (food)|maceration]] and pressing of [[apple]]s. The resulting expelled juice may be further treated by enzymatic and centrifugal clarification to remove the [[starch]] and [[pectin]], which holds fine particulate in suspension, and then [[pasteurization|pasteurize]]d for packaging in glass, metal or [[aseptic processing]] system containers, or further treated  by dehydration processes to a [[concentrate]]. 
[[File:Russet apple juice.JPG|thumb|[[Russet apple]] juice from [[Bolney]], [[Mid Sussex]], [[England]], in a glass.]]
Due to the complex and costly equipment required to extract and clarify juice from apples in large volume, apple juice is normally produced commercially. In the [[United States]], unfiltered fresh apple juice is made 
by smaller operations in areas of high apple production, in the form of unclarified [[apple cider]]. Apple juice is one of the most common fruit juices in the world, with world production led by [[China]], [[Poland]], the United States, and [[Germany]].<ref>[http://fruitthemes.com/Apple%20Juice%20Feature%20May%202005.pdf USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. World Apple Juice Situation. 2004-2005.] Retrieved 2008-02-20.</ref>

==Production==
The aApples that are ideal to be used for apple juice are grown at an orchard andusually harvested usually between September and mid-November. Generally, the apples that are used to make juice are chosen because they are less appealing to a consumer if they were to be sold in a fresh market. Therefore, the typical apple used when makingA common cultivar used for apple juice is the [[McIntosh <ref>[http://www.alassonde.com/en/nutrition/processing.aspx]</ref>. Approximately two medium McIntosh apples produce 200mL of juice <ref>[http://www.alassonde.com/en/nutrition/processing.aspx]</ref>(apple)|McIntosh]]. Approximately two medium McIntosh apples produce 200mL of juice. After the apples are picked, they are washed right away and transported to the processing facility. The apples are then pressed and juiced right away to avoid onset of rotting, or growth of pathogens. These processing facilities must be free of insects and rodents to reduce the risk of spreading diseases <ref>[http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/processed-products/manuals/code-of-practice/eng/1340636187830/1340637184931#a5-2]</ref>. Depending on the processing company, the apples can be processed in numerous ways. For example, Lassonde Industries Inc. cuts[[Food spoilage|spoilage]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Code of Practice for the Production and Distribution of Unpasteurized Apple and Other Fruit Juice/Cider in Canada 5.2 Fruit Storage Practices|url=http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/processed-products/manuals/code-of-practice/eng/1340636187830/1340637184931#a5-2|website=Canadian Food Inspection Agency|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> Depending on the company and end-product, their apples into cubes and applies pressure to the cubes to extract the juice out of them <ref>[http://www.alassonde.com/en/nutrition/processing.aspx]</ref>. Once the juice has been extracted, it is then filtered to remove the seeds, skin, or any pulp through a technique called ultra filtration. Ultra filtration is a process in which a liquid passes through a low-pressure semi-premeable membrane, while solids do not make it through this membrane. Apple juice manufacturers in Canada include Sun Rype, Lassonde Beverages <ref>[http://www.alassonde.com/en/nutrition/processing.aspx]</ref>, Allen’s <ref>[http://www.allens.ca/]</ref>, Rougemont <ref>[http://www.rougemontcanada.ca/en/]</ref>, and many more. can be processed in different ways before pressing. Apple juice is then filtered, with the quantity of solid particles remaining partly defining the difference between apple juice and [[apple cider]].

==Health effects==
[[Vitamin C]] is sometimes added by fortification, because content is variable,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051023040512/http://www.nafex.org/jansonfiles/JansonJan68.htm Vitamin C in selected varieties]</ref> and much of that is lost in processing. Vitamin C also helps to prevent oxidation of the product.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} Other vitamin concentrations are low, but apple juice does contain various mineral nutrients, including [[boron]], which may prom(contracted; show full){{Reflist}}

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