Orange juice can now contain less actual orange juice

US health regulators are proposing to lower the minimum amount of orange juice solids required in pasteurized orange juice. This means juice makers can use less concentrated orange juice and still call it "pasteurized orange juice."

For decades, the standard for orange juice has been set at a specific concentration of solids. This change means that the product on the shelf will taste slightly different, or companies will have more flexibility in how they source and process oranges. It also shows that industry groups can successfully lobby regulators to change long-standing food definitions.