{{Short description|Substance from which most other base components have been removed}}{{Other}} {{Wiktionary}} [[File:00664jfCuisine of Bulacan food and fruitsfvf 35.jpg|thumb|A container of vanilla concentrate]] A '''concentrate''' is a form of substance that has had the majority of its diluting agent or diluent (in the case of a liquid: the solvent) removed, such that the substance becomes the majority of the composition. Typically, this will be the removal of water from a solution or suspension, such as the removal of water from fruit juice.
== Food ==
===Juice concentrate=== A juice concentrate is the result of removing water from fruit or vegetable juice.<ref name="fda">{{cite web |title=Guidance for Industry: Juice Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Hazards and Controls Guidance, First Edition |url=https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/guidance-industry-juice-hazard-analysis-critical-control-point-hazards-and-controls-guidance-first |publisher=US Food and Drug Administration |access-date=19 May 2023 |date=20 September 2018 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519171214/https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/guidance-industry-juice-hazard-analysis-critical-control-point-hazards-and-controls-guidance-first |url-status=dead }}</ref> In juice manufacturing from concentrate, numerous procedures are required under government regulation to ensure food safety.<ref name=fda/>
A process of concentrating orange juice was patented in 1948.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/about/History/PDF/McDowellpatent.pdf|title=U.S. Patent 2,453,109: Method of Preparing Full-flavored Fruit Juice Concentrates |first1=Louis G. |last=MccDowell |first2=Edwin L. |last2=Moore |first3=Cedric D. |last3=Atkins |access-date=June 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123152057/http://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/about/History/PDF/McDowellpatent.pdf |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |date=November 9, 1948}}</ref> It was originally developed to provide World War II troops with a reliable source of vitamin C.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1417782|title=Minute Maid Concentrated Orange Juice Can|website=National Museum of American History|access-date=2017-06-18|archive-date=2018-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627005811/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1417782|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/about/History/frozenconcentrate.shtml|title=CREC History|website=www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202045858/http://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/about/History/frozenconcentrate.shtml|archive-date=December 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Soft drink concentrate=== {{see also|Soda fountain}} {{unsourced|section|date=May 2023}} Most sodas and soft drinks are produced as highly concentrated syrups and later diluted with carbonated water directly before consumption or bottling. Such concentrated syrups are sometimes retailed to the end-consumer because of their relatively low price and considerable weight savings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Soft drink concentrate manufacturing and use|url=https://www.expertmarketresearch.com/prefeasibility-reports/soft-drink-concentrate-manufacturing-plant-project-report|publisher=Expert Market Research|access-date=31 January 2026}}</ref>
Most juice and soda concentrates have a long shelf-life due to high sugar content and/or added preservatives.
===Other food=== Condensed milk is also produced for transport weight savings and resistance to spoilage. {{missing information|section|Flavor concentrates/syrups, such as the "vanilla concentrate" in article picture, used in coffee shops and other drink shops|date=December 2023}}
==See also== * Dairy Products * Flavoring
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