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Grape must

Grape must is freshly pressed grape juice, commonly used before fermentation or in grape-based cooking and beverages.

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About Grape must

Grape must is the freshly pressed juice of grapes before fermentation, generally containing suspended pulp and fine solid material from the fruit. It is used as the starting liquid for wine fermentation and may also appear in grape-based beverages, syrups, reductions, desserts, and cooking.

Must has a fresh, intensely fruity flavour with sweetness and acidity. Unlike clarified grape juice, it may be cloudy and sedimented; its body and mouthfeel therefore depend partly on the amount of pulp and other fine solids retained.

It can be pale, amber, red, or purple depending on the grapes and contact with skins. Must may be handled immediately after pressing or clarified, heated, concentrated, or otherwise processed before use, changing its colour, clarity, texture, and flavour.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

grape must

English

concentrated grape must

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Grape must nutrition & diet

Grape must nutritional value

Reference: Grape, Directly expressed juice

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
47kcal
Protein
0.8g
Carbs
12.1g
Fat
0.1g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Confirm that grape must means freshly pressed, unfermented juice containing the intended level of pulp or solids. Match fresh must with filtered, stored, heated, or partially fermented forms only when they are equivalent. Cooking, reduction, fermentation, and added sweeteners create distinct catalogue entries.

Compare the right form: Match references to fresh unfermented grape must, specifying grape variety, filtration, pulp content, heating, and any fermentation.

Diet considerations

Grape must is plant-derived pressed grape material before intended fermentation, though processing may alter that status. Compatibility changes if it ferments, receives alcohol, sugar, honey, or other additions, or is used in a mixed recipe. Its liquid, concentrated form creates portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns distinct from whole grapes.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
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: Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026) — H1410000009a ↗. 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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