Brix is measured using a Refractometer

Brix is the amount of fruit solids in ready to drink fruit juice. Fruit solids are everything, except the water. Brix is measured in degrees of Brix. These are different degrees than temperature or other measurements know as degrees. These are degrees of Brix and they are measured using a Refractometer. There is less than 5% moisture in our fruit juice powders, which makes them virtually all fruit solids and no water. Using ready to drink Pomegranate juice, which has a Brix of 18.1 degrees per one gallon, as an example, the total weight of the juice is 8.943 lbs, When you use our Brix Chart you will see that 1.620 lbs. is the weight of the fruit solids and 7.323 lbs. is the weight of the water in ready to drink Pomegranate juice.

A few drops of the liquid to be measured are placed on the Refractometer and it is held to the eye and pointed at a light source. Although the laboratory has very sophisticated equipment, the Refractometer above is a very acceptable accurate handheld instrument. The Brix is read on a scale in the Refractometer at the point of demarcation where the white meets the blue.

FDA. Handbook #8, as amended, published by the Food and Drug Administration, sets forth the standard degrees of Brix of fruit juices. You will find the Brix of many juices on the last page of our Brix Chart. For example in the case of frozen 100% Cranberry juice concentrate, the Brix is 50.0 degrees and when it is properly reconstituted to single strength ready to drink juice, the Brix is 7.5. Using the Brix Chart, one can determine the amount of water (by weight) that is required to properly reconstitute the juice to the standard established by the FDA. This process is true for all juices.

IMPORTANT NOTE. In the case of all ready to drink juices made from our unsweetened fruit juice powders, if you mix them according to the above table, the juice is very strong, and often is too strong for most people. Less powder or more water is suggested. In most cases one tablespoon of any of our powders with four to six ounces of water will be quite satisfactory, and more importantly the lower mix ratio may satisfy the daily amount necessary to achieve the health benefits that has been reported in the literature for the particular fruit juice.

MIX RATIO. Begin by using the number of tablespoons of powder indicated on the label of each of our products, then add more water to suit your taste, as necessary.