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PRODUCTION Due to the heavy equipment required to extract juice from an apple, cider and apple juice are almost always commercially produced as opposed to the juices from easily juiced fruits such as Orange s or Lemon s. USES Apple juice is a common beverage both for children and for adults, but in North America, apple juice often is marketed specifically to children, who are informally considered its major consumers. Apple juice is also a component of several Cocktail s. It may also be produced and drunk in a Carbonated form, referred to as ''sparkling'' apple juice. UNFERMENTED CIDER , right.]] In North America, cider was traditionally fermented, but that alcoholic apple drink is now referred to as Hard Cider or as alcoholic cider. Today in the United States Of America (and parts of Canada ), cider is a nonalcoholic beverage; a subcategory of apple juice traditionally made from early-harvest apples which have a lower sugar content and are more acidic, thus cider has a more tart, tangy taste than apple juice. It is generally (though not always) unfiltered, giving it an opaque appearance from suspended solids. It is occasionally still sold unpasteurized, which is considered to have a better Flavor , however, due to the possibility of Salmonella and E. Coli infection, most apple cider is pasteurised. Apple ciders are often made from blends of several different apples to give a balanced taste. Some businesses may try to pass off standard apple juice as cider. There is some local competitiveness among cider mills in apple country for the highest quality blends, and makers keep their formulas secret. One trick used to add interest to a cider blend is the addition of a percentage of Crabapple s. Cider Doughnut s are often sold at cider mills and contain cider in the batter. Visiting apple orchards in the fall for cider, doughnuts and U-pick apples is a large segment in U.S. Agritourism . Hot cider or '''mulled cider''' (also known as " Wassail ") is a popular fall (autumn) and winter beverage, consisting of (nonalcoholic) cider, heated to a temperature just below boiling, with Cinnamon , Orange Peel , Nutmeg , Clove s, and other Spice s added. Another cider available in the US is sparkling cider, a Carbonated nonalcoholic beverage made from filtered apple cider or apple juice. It has been suggested that in United States of America the differences between ''apple juice'' and ''cider'' are not legally well established {Link without Title} , but in American common use, ''cider'' is usually understood to be the cloudier, unfiltered and less processed of the two products. Nonetheless, some large U.S. corporations continue to seasonally market the same clear, filtered, processed, and pasteurized apple juice as "apple cider", particularly in urban supermarkets, where, presumably, some less informed consumers won't know the difference. |
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