To buy a tasty drink that contains a lot of vitamins and useful elements, you have to make a difficult choice. In addition to a large offer of taste options on the shelves of the store, there are several categories of drinks. The most popular is juice, but you can often see packages labeled "nectar." What's this? What are its features and useful properties?
About product
Nectar is a drink that is a mixture of juice, water and sugar. And also it can be made from mashed potatoes or from mashed potatoes and juice. Various flavors can be added to it. If necessary, you can purchase a single-component drink or a mixture of several tastes.
You can find clarified or unclarified nectar on the shelves of the store, as well as pulp. The difference in them is that they are made, respectively, from clarified or unclarified juices. What is nectar with pulp? This is the drink in which puree or pulp is added.
Varieties of drink
Fruit nectar is made from juice, mashed apples, pears and other fruits. The drink can only be one-component, for example from peach, or assorted. Unlike juice, in which there is a minimum of additives and a maximum of natural raw materials (from 85%), for the production of nectar requires water, which is diluted with natural ingredients and sweeteners. What is nectar? This is a cheaper drink, which is about a quarter composed of natural ingredients.
Vegetable nectar is similar to fruit, only it is made from various vegetables. Direct raw juice with or without puree is used as raw material. And only vegetables in a puree state can be involved. In addition to water and sugar, salt and seasonings are added. In some cases, tomato paste is also found in the composition. What is nectar from vegetables? This is a drink half composed of natural raw materials. In the store you can buy a one-component drink, such as carrots. Or a mixture of several vegetables.
The range of nectars is not limited to this. There are fruit-vegetable and vegetable-fruit mixtures. The difference in them is quite obvious - in the first embodiment, the bulk are fruit components, to which vegetable ingredients are added. In the second, everything is exactly the opposite.
Customer reviews
When deciding which product to choose, buyers give little thought to what nectar is and how it differs from juice. The purchase is based on many factors, among the main ones are the following:
- cost;
- volume;
- compatibility of ingredients and taste preferences;
- brand fame.
Moreover, if there are any specific preferences, then the buyer will continue to remain faithful to his original choice. And only in some cases will spend time studying the entire range and products of other manufacturers. Although there are cases of spontaneous choice due to a combination of circumstances. For example, in hot weather I wanted to buy a cold drink, so the choice will be made from the assortment that is in the refrigerator.
This is not to say that consumers are uniquely related to a drink such as nectar. Reviews of many say that with the right choice, the drink will not disappoint. Some manufacturers greatly save on quality and offer nectars in which more water is felt than fruit or vegetable components. And also, not everyone can find the harmony of sweetness and acid in the drink so that it refreshes and after it there is no feeling of thirst.
Since many do not think about what nectar is, the choice in favor of this product is made from taste preferences. They cannot be called absolutely healthy drinks for health, but large manufacturers use only high-quality raw materials. And some are additionally enriched with vitamins and minerals.