Citrus cordial
Brix: Lower than a straight syrup — juice-diluted (planning figure - the product label is the final reference)
Energy: ~150–250 kcal / 100 ml (planning figure - the product label is the final reference)
How this figure was derived
- Read from
- ~150–250 kcal / 100 ml
- Energy density
- 150–250 kcal / 100 ml
- Basis
- Per 100 ml — a volume. Applying it to a weight would be wrong.
- Example, at 30 ml
- 150–250 kcal / 100 ml × 30 ml ÷ 100 = ≈ 45–75 kcal
A planning figure, not a laboratory analysis. It is here so a recipe can be reasoned about, not so it can be declared on a menu.
Shelf life: House-made: one week refrigerated — the fresh juice is the clock. Hard stop.
Storage: Refrigerated in a sanitized, sealed, dated bottle; no label = discard. Cloudiness beyond the natural juice haze, yeasty smell or bubbles = discard.
- Lemonades and sparkling citrus refreshers
- Mint-lime sparkler — cordial, gently pressed mint, soda on top
- Brightening iced black tea and fruit teas
Dissolve sugar into fresh citrus juice with fine zest (no white pith — it is bitter) over the gentlest heat, just enough to dissolve — never boil, or the fresh top notes cook off. Strain, bottle in a sanitized, dated bottle, refrigerate, and discard after one week.
Citrus acid plus sugar is a tooth-enamel combination — worth knowing for slow all-day sippers; a straw helps. The shelf life is the real safety line: one week, then discard.