Acerola Juice

Acerola juice is a sharp, tangy juice made from the tropical acerola fruit. Its flavour sits somewhere between a sour cherry and a cranberry, making it quite tart when consumed straight — it’s often blended with sweeter juices or used in smoothie mixes.

In Brazil and the Caribbean, acerola juice is a common everyday drink, sold fresh at juice bars and market stalls. In Australia, it’s more typically found as a frozen pulp or concentrate in specialty stores.

The juice has a vivid red-orange colour and a light, refreshing quality that works well in cocktails, sorbets, and fruit-based sauces.

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How it's made

Fresh acerola fruits are washed, depitted, and mechanically pressed or pulped to extract the juice. Because the fruit deteriorates rapidly after harvest, juicing typically happens within hours of picking. The juice is then either consumed fresh, pasteurised, or flash-frozen to preserve it.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 23kcal
Protein 0.4g
Carbs 4.5g
Fat 0.3g
Fibre 0.3g Sugar 4.5g
Mass Distribution

1 cup is about 242 g — roughly 60 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈1.32kg
Freshwater ≈327.32L
Land ≈1.5m²

≈ Estimated — worked out from a category-typical value further up its supply chain. Where this comes from →

Where it comes from

In the kitchen

Used as

tart tropical juice

Goes well with
mango pineapple lime orange
Classic dishes
  • Acerola Juice Drink
  • Tropical Punch

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

USDA

How it was calculated

SR Legacy

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