how to remove bitter taste from mandarin juice

Oh pshaw, on Sun 28 Oct 2007 06:06:52a, Linda meant to say...

Quoted message said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful
we bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and
make them into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty
hot. Of course the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and
lemon to help - and it did a bit, but not enough. And I still have
nearly a full (big) box to get through. So bearing in mind that I'm
making iceblocks, not just leaving it at juice, what other ideas are
there for me to add to make it nicer? I'm thinking maybe juice some
pineapples to add as they are pretty sweet, or maybe some tricky spice
to change the focus? I don't really want to go just adding sugar, as
when I've done it in the past with oranges it just seems to get sickly
sweet by the time the bitter taste is acceptable and I'm trying to keep
it somewhat healthy. Also I know when you're juicing oranges you don't
have to peel them first if you don't want to, is this the same with
mandarins? Thanks for any suggestions.

Sometimes a batch of citrus is simply more bitter than at other times. We
have experienced that with oranges grown in our yard. I've never figured
out how to counteract it. If it's tolerable we simply use them, if not we
toss.

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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:33:48 GMT, Wayne Boatwright

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Oh pshaw, on Sun 28 Oct 2007 06:06:52a, Linda meant to say...

Quoted message said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful
we bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and
make them into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty
hot. Of course the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and
lemon to help - and it did a bit, but not enough. And I still have
nearly a full (big) box to get through. So bearing in mind that I'm
making iceblocks, not just leaving it at juice, what other ideas are
there for me to add to make it nicer? I'm thinking maybe juice some
pineapples to add as they are pretty sweet, or maybe some tricky spice
to change the focus? I don't really want to go just adding sugar, as
when I've done it in the past with oranges it just seems to get sickly
sweet by the time the bitter taste is acceptable and I'm trying to keep
it somewhat healthy. Also I know when you're juicing oranges you don't
have to peel them first if you don't want to, is this the same with
mandarins? Thanks for any suggestions.

Sometimes a batch of citrus is simply more bitter than at other times. We
have experienced that with oranges grown in our yard. I've never figured
out how to counteract it. If it's tolerable we simply use them, if not we
toss.

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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:33:48 GMT, Wayne Boatwright

wayneboatwright_@_gmail.com said:

Oh pshaw, on Sun 28 Oct 2007 06:06:52a, Linda meant to say...

Quoted message said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful
we bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and
make them into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty
hot. Of course the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and
lemon to help - and it did a bit, but not enough. And I still have
nearly a full (big) box to get through. So bearing in mind that I'm
making iceblocks, not just leaving it at juice, what other ideas are
there for me to add to make it nicer? I'm thinking maybe juice some
pineapples to add as they are pretty sweet, or maybe some tricky spice
to change the focus? I don't really want to go just adding sugar, as
when I've done it in the past with oranges it just seems to get sickly
sweet by the time the bitter taste is acceptable and I'm trying to keep
it somewhat healthy. Also I know when you're juicing oranges you don't
have to peel them first if you don't want to, is this the same with
mandarins? Thanks for any suggestions.

Sometimes a batch of citrus is simply more bitter than at other times. We
have experienced that with oranges grown in our yard. I've never figured
out how to counteract it. If it's tolerable we simply use them, if not we
toss.

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Linda said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful we
bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and make them
into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty hot. Of course
the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and lemon to help - and it
did a bit, but not enough. And I still have nearly a full (big) box to get
through. So bearing in mind that I'm making iceblocks, not just leaving it
at juice, what other ideas are there for me to add to make it nicer?
I'm thinking maybe juice some pineapples to add as they are pretty sweet, or
maybe some tricky spice to change the focus? I don't really want to go just
adding sugar, as when I've done it in the past with oranges it just seems to
get sickly sweet by the time the bitter taste is acceptable and I'm trying
to keep it somewhat healthy.
Also I know when you're juicing oranges you don't have to peel them first if
you don't want to, is this the same with mandarins?
Thanks for any suggestions.

Sounds like you used one of those "juicers" that squishes the orange
skin and pulp to extract the juice, like they do in grocery stores. I
hate that kind of juice. It's not clear and it doesn't taste fresh to
me.

Use it up in fruit smoothies, I doubt it will taste bitter because
there are lots of other competing flavors.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art10957.asp
the easiest thing to do is get a bag of frozen mixed fruit to use
instead of buying everything individually
a bananna
some yogurt (plain, vanilla or fruit flavored)
add your mandarine juice
blend

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Linda said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful we
bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and make them
into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty hot. Of course
the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and lemon to help

How do you know the toddler would find them bitter?
Maybe the toddler would love them just as they are.

You might be training your kid to only like very
sweet things, which could have bad consequences in
later years.

Linda said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful we
bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and make them
into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty hot. Of course
the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and lemon to help - and it
did a bit, but not enough. And I still have nearly a full (big) box to get
through. So bearing in mind that I'm making iceblocks, not just leaving it
at juice, what other ideas are there for me to add to make it nicer? [snip]

You might try grape juice. Many "100% fruit" drinks are really grape
juice plus fruit concentrate. Not that I think that's a good thing,
but maybe it indicates grape juice tones things down. -aem

Linda said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful we
bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and make them
into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty hot. Of course
the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and lemon to help - and it
did a bit, but not enough. And I still have nearly a full (big) box to get
through. So bearing in mind that I'm making iceblocks, not just leaving it
at juice, what other ideas are there for me to add to make it nicer?
I'm thinking maybe juice some pineapples to add as they are pretty sweet, or
maybe some tricky spice to change the focus? I don't really want to go just
adding sugar, as when I've done it in the past with oranges it just seems to
get sickly sweet by the time the bitter taste is acceptable and I'm trying
to keep it somewhat healthy.
Also I know when you're juicing oranges you don't have to peel them first if
you don't want to, is this the same with mandarins?
Thanks for any suggestions.

For starters, peel the oranges/mandarins BEFORE you juice them.
Most of the bitterness comes from the white pith under the peel.

gloria p

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Quoted message said:

Linda said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful
we bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and make
them into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty hot. Of
course the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and lemon to
elp - and it did a bit, but not enough. And I still have nearly a full
(big) box to get through. So bearing in mind that I'm making iceblocks,
not just leaving it at juice, what other ideas are there for me to add to
make it nicer?
I'm thinking maybe juice some pineapples to add as they are pretty sweet,
or maybe some tricky spice to change the focus? I don't really want to
go just adding sugar, as when I've done it in the past with oranges it
just seems to get sickly sweet by the time the bitter taste is acceptable
and I'm trying to keep it somewhat healthy.
Also I know when you're juicing oranges you don't have to peel them first
if you don't want to, is this the same with mandarins?
Thanks for any suggestions.

For starters, peel the oranges/mandarins BEFORE you juice them.
Most of the bitterness comes from the white pith under the peel.

gloria p

Well I have been - just wanted to know if I could save myself the trouble

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Quoted message said:

Linda said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful
we
bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and make
them
into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty hot. Of
course
the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and lemon to help - and
it
did a bit, but not enough. And I still have nearly a full (big) box to
get
through. So bearing in mind that I'm making iceblocks, not just leaving
it
at juice, what other ideas are there for me to add to make it nicer?
[snip]

You might try grape juice. Many "100% fruit" drinks are really grape
juice plus fruit concentrate. Not that I think that's a good thing,
but maybe it indicates grape juice tones things down. -aem

Thanks I will - I've got enough to try several ideas with!

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Quoted message said:

Linda said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful
we
bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and make
them
into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty hot. Of
course
the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and lemon to help

How do you know the toddler would find them bitter?
Maybe the toddler would love them just as they are.

You might be training your kid to only like very
sweet things, which could have bad consequences in
later years.

Thanks for the thought but no fear of that - she doesn't have junk food or
anything high in sugar or salt (except the obvious natural stuff like fruit,
sultanas etc) It's amazing though the things other parents consider
appropriate to bring to playgroup to share - but my DD is pretty good, just
looks at me and shakes her head and says Not for Her and I agree. (We do
plan on letting her have treats etc, but when she's a little bit older, and
not everyday.)
She's tried the mandarins and liked the bitterness as the novelty, but it
soon wore off, meaning any I gave her were soon wasted. Same when I juiced
them, she was keen to drink some, but not for long.

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Quoted message said:

Linda said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful we
bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and make
them
into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty hot. Of
course
the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and lemon to help - and
it
did a bit, but not enough. And I still have nearly a full (big) box to get
through. So bearing in mind that I'm making iceblocks, not just leaving
it
at juice, what other ideas are there for me to add to make it nicer?
I'm thinking maybe juice some pineapples to add as they are pretty sweet,
or
maybe some tricky spice to change the focus? I don't really want to go
just
adding sugar, as when I've done it in the past with oranges it just seems
to
get sickly sweet by the time the bitter taste is acceptable and I'm trying
to keep it somewhat healthy.
Also I know when you're juicing oranges you don't have to peel them first
if
you don't want to, is this the same with mandarins?
Thanks for any suggestions.

Sounds like you used one of those "juicers" that squishes the orange
skin and pulp to extract the juice, like they do in grocery stores. I
hate that kind of juice. It's not clear and it doesn't taste fresh to
me.

Use it up in fruit smoothies, I doubt it will taste bitter because
there are lots of other competing flavors.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art10957.asp
the easiest thing to do is get a bag of frozen mixed fruit to use
instead of buying everything individually
a bananna
some yogurt (plain, vanilla or fruit flavored)
add your mandarine juice
blend

--

Not sure which kind of juicer you mean - I use a Champion Juicer - they seem
to work pretty well to me. I've never actually juiced oranges with the peel
on myself, just seen it in recipes and on various cooking shows.
We'll probably make a few smoothies, but I'm wanting to stick more to
iceblocks, which of course are pretty similar, but I'll experiment with
different fruit etc.
I guess what I was really hoping was that someone would say - hey add 3
teaspoons of cardamom (or whatever) and that will do - whatever. But I did
a pretty good search before posting so if there was an easy fix I would
hopefully have already found it.

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Oh pshaw, on Sun 28 Oct 2007 06:06:52a, Linda meant to say...

Quoted message said:

We love mandarins and go through them very quickly, but the last boxful
we bought have a bitter aftertaste. So I decided I'd juice them and
make them into iceblocks - I have a toddler and the weather is pretty
hot. Of course the juice is bitter so I tried adding some honey and
lemon to help - and it did a bit, but not enough. And I still have
nearly a full (big) box to get through. So bearing in mind that I'm
making iceblocks, not just leaving it at juice, what other ideas are
there for me to add to make it nicer? I'm thinking maybe juice some
pineapples to add as they are pretty sweet, or maybe some tricky spice
to change the focus? I don't really want to go just adding sugar, as
when I've done it in the past with oranges it just seems to get sickly
sweet by the time the bitter taste is acceptable and I'm trying to keep
it somewhat healthy. Also I know when you're juicing oranges you don't
have to peel them first if you don't want to, is this the same with
mandarins? Thanks for any suggestions.

Sometimes a batch of citrus is simply more bitter than at other times. We
have experienced that with oranges grown in our yard. I've never figured
out how to counteract it. If it's tolerable we simply use them, if not we
toss.

--

Yeah thats probably the problem - I just hate throwing anything out!!

Linda said:

Not sure which kind of juicer you mean - I use a Champion Juicer -

Champion Juicer? I had to google for it, Champion is not a common
name like Cuisanart. It looks like a meat grinder to me.
http://www.vitality4lifeshop.com.au/images/champion-juicer.jpg
How can it possibly juice, other than the way I mentioned before?

Here are two of the same type juicer I'm thinking about
http://www.citrus-express.net/citrus-juicer.jpg
http://www.germes-online.com/direct/dbimage/50041819/Juicer.jpg
They will give you real juice, no membrane.

Quoted message said:

they seem
to work pretty well to me. I've never actually juiced oranges with the peel
on myself, just seen it in recipes and on various cooking shows.

To me, that's not "jucing".... it's "extracting" and I don't like the
result.

Quoted message said:

We'll probably make a few smoothies, but I'm wanting to stick more to
iceblocks, which of course are pretty similar, but I'll experiment with
different fruit etc.

IMO that's your best bet.

Quoted message said:

I guess what I was really hoping was that someone would say - hey add 3
teaspoons of cardamom (or whatever) and that will do - whatever. But I did
a pretty good search before posting so if there was an easy fix I would
hopefully have already found it.

You could "mull" it if you want spices - but I think the result will
be an adult drink, not a kiddie drink. Stay focused!

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Quoted message said:

Linda said:

Not sure which kind of juicer you mean - I use a Champion Juicer -

Champion Juicer? I had to google for it, Champion is not a common
name like Cuisanart. It looks like a meat grinder to me.
http://www.vitality4lifeshop.com.au/images/champion-juicer.jpg
How can it possibly juice, other than the way I mentioned before?

Quoted message said:

Here are two of the same type juicer I'm thinking about
http://www.citrus-express.net/citrus-juicer.jpg
http://www.germes-online.com/direct/dbimage/50041819/Juicer.jpg
They will give you real juice, no membrane.

Yeah I get that a lot - it's a pretty big device so it lives on the bench
and friends ask me why I have a meat mincer out! (Not that that wouldn't
have it's uses at times)
I think health freaks and raw food eaters seem to like Champions as they
claim to keep more nutrients and enzymes than the cheaper juicers (I really
have no idea about that to be honest) - it has a long sausage like section
in the middle that spins with lots of tiny blades. You can then put in a
juicing plate so the juice comes out clear in one section and all the pulp
another, or you can use a blanking plate so it homeogenizes. You can also
buy a grinding attachment for grains etc. The main reason I got one was we
were out once at a fete and a guy was there selling fruit ice creams - pure
fruit but with the texture and consistancy of soft servce ice cream. It was
really wonderful - and I looked into the machine so I could do it at home -
(yep I tried ice cream makers and just pureeing frozen fruit - to no avail,
it was just mush, not light and fluffy). So really the juicing and grinding
was secondary to me, but turns out they're pretty good too - as you can see
I'm pretty sold on it now - although I really don't have much experience
with other juicers, and nothing to compare it to.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

they seem
to work pretty well to me. I've never actually juiced oranges with the
peel
on myself, just seen it in recipes and on various cooking shows.

To me, that's not "jucing".... it's "extracting" and I don't like the
result.

Quoted message said:

We'll probably make a few smoothies, but I'm wanting to stick more to
iceblocks, which of course are pretty similar, but I'll experiment with
different fruit etc.

IMO that's your best bet.

Quoted message said:

I guess what I was really hoping was that someone would say - hey add 3
teaspoons of cardamom (or whatever) and that will do - whatever. But I
did
a pretty good search before posting so if there was an easy fix I would
hopefully have already found it.

You could "mull" it if you want spices - but I think the result will
be an adult drink, not a kiddie drink. Stay focused!

Haha - Yes Indeed!!