Cordial base, 40% citrus fruit juice (orange, lemon or lime)

Concentrated sugar-based syrup containing at least 40% citrus fruit juice (typically orange or lemon juice) juice, used to prepare a beverage by dilution with water.

The majority of nutrients were derived from a composite sample of 6 purchases of 60% citrus fruit juice cordial (3x Cottees orange, 1x Cottees lemon/lime, 1x Cottees lemon, 1x Cottees mandarin). Carotenes, B6, pantothenate, Na, K, Ca, P and biotin were adjusted to reflect 40% juice content, assuming other cordial ingredients do not contribute to these nutrients. I, folates, B1, B2, B3 and tocopherols were derived from a composite sample of 8 purchases of 25% and 40% fruit juice cordial (3x Cottee's, 2x Golden Circle 40% juice, 1x Sunny Boy and 2x Homebrand) in Melbourne in December 2005. Fat, starch, fibre, ethanol, cholesterol and retinol values were imputed. Note: some orange fruit juice cordials contain added beta carotene as a colour; this is not accounted for in these data.