In 1997-98, more than 230 million boxes of Florida oranges went into pasteurized, chilled juice, most of it from reconstituted frozen concentrate, according to the Citrus Department.

Four hundred years later, some Florida scientists invented frozen concentrate.

By the time Mr. McPhee wrote his essay, the changeover from fresh fruit to frozen concentrate was almost complete.

Wringing and Squeezing Signal compression is like removing most of the water from orange juice to make frozen concentrate.

Orange juice (frozen concentrate)

Consumers should see lower prices in grocery store freezer cases within weeks as retailers try to reduce their inventories of frozen concentrate, analysts said.

Mr. Murphy questioned whether Welch's should use scarce resources to chase growth in a shrinking category like frozen concentrate.

Mr. Maggard went on, "Our consultants have been assuringus that despite the price increases, the product category will continue to maintain its position vis-a-vis frozen concentrate."

It also may be less nutritious than frozen concentrate.

Apple juice is also sold as a frozen concentrate.