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Verjuice

Verjuice is the tart juice of unripe grapes used as an acidic ingredient in sauces, dressings, and drinks.

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About Verjuice

Verjuice is the tart, unfermented juice pressed from unripe grapes before they reach full sweetness. It is used as an acidic ingredient in sauces, pan preparations, dressings, marinades, soups, and drinks, and can sometimes replace vinegar or citrus juice.

It is usually a pale green to amber liquid with sharp, fruity acidity and less pronounced sweetness than ripe-grape juice. Colour and intensity depend on grape variety and maturity, while filtration and concentration also affect the finished product.

Commercial verjuice is typically bottled as a liquid. Its flavour can vary with grape variety, filtration, concentration, and any additions made during processing, so preparation and dilution change its strength and appearance.

Ingredient type
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Verjuice nutrition & diet

Verjuice nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Crayfish / lobster, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

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

Calories
89kcal
Protein
19.2g
Carbs
0.7g
Fat
1.0g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Identify whether verjuice is made from unripe grapes and whether it is fresh, bottled, filtered, fermented, sweetened, or reduced. It is usually used as a small acidic component, but the amount and accompanying oil, sugar, stock, or sauce determine the finished preparation. Brand and recipe details should be retained.

Compare the right form: Match references to grape verjuice in the documented fresh, bottled, filtered, fermented, sweetened, or reduced form, not to vinegar or grape juice.

Diet considerations

Verjuice is plant-derived when it is solely unripe-grape juice, but prepared products and dishes may include sugar, honey, wine, dairy, stock, or other additions. It contains no inherent cereal ingredient as a plain juice, while sauces, dressings, and marinades may add flour, grains, or portion-dependent carbohydrates.

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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.3.4.2_99 ↗. 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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