Cordial base, 25% citrus fruit juice (orange & lemon)

Concentrated sugar-based syrup containing a minimum of 25% citrus fruit juice (typically orange or lemon juice), used to prepare a beverage by dilution with water.

The majority of nutrients were derived from a composite sample of 6 purchases (4x Cottee's orange fruit juice cordial and 2x lemon fruit juice cordial) purchased in Adelaide in 1990. I, folates, B1, B2, B3 and tocopherols were derived from a composite sample of 8 purchases (3x Cottee's, 2x Golden Circle 40% juice, 1x Sunny Boy and 2x Homebrand) of cordial base purchased in Melbourne in December 2005. Fat, starch, fibre, ethanol, cholesterol and retinol were imputed. Note: some orange fruit juice cordials contain added beta carotene as a colour; this is not accounted for in these data.