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Apple Cider

Apple cider is a beverage made from pressed apples and served fresh or fermented, depending on the style.

Apple Cider — illustrative ingredient image

About Apple Cider

Apple cider is a beverage made by pressing apples, with the resulting juice commonly sold fresh, treated for storage, or fermented. It is served as a drink and used in reductions, sauces, batters, desserts, marinades, and other cooked preparations.

Fresh cider is usually cloudy or lightly sedimented, with an apple aroma and sweet-to-tart flavour. Fermented versions are often clearer or effervescent and may have a noticeably alcoholic character; usage of “cider” varies by region.

Colour ranges from pale gold to deeper amber. Products may be filtered or unfiltered, still or sparkling, pasteurised or untreated, and sweetened or blended. The label may indicate either unfermented pressed apple juice or an alcoholic fermented beverage.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Applecontains · Apple Cider → Apple

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Local names for apple cider

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

apple cider

British English

cider

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Apple Cider nutrition & diet

Apple Cider nutritional value

Reference: Cider, apple (alcohol ~4-5% v/v)

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
50kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
5.6g
Fat
0.0g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F002955. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Clarify whether cider is fresh unfermented juice, filtered or unfiltered cider, or fermented cider, and match the beverage as served. Record dilution, sediment, added sweeteners, carbonation, and serving context. Fermentation and processing make these forms unsuitable as interchangeable catalogue entries.

Compare the right form: Match fresh unfermented, filtered, unfiltered, carbonated, or fermented apple cider, including dilution and added ingredients.

Diet considerations

Apple cider begins as a plant-derived apple beverage, but fermentation can introduce alcohol and substantially changes its dietary context. Sweetened, spiced, carbonated, or commercially blended versions may contain added sugars or other flavorings. Compatibility therefore depends on the exact product, processing, serving portion, and recipe.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    May be compatible
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Cider, apple (alcohol ~4-5% v/v) ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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