Welch’s Food’s principle products are Concord and Niagara grape juice.
Welch’s represented the interest of more than 1300 growers whose products it is responsible for selling. Welch’s is especially famous for its grape juice.
The composition of grape juice is similar to that of whole grapes, except that crude fiber and oils, which are primarily present in the seed, are removed.
The quality of grape juice largely depends upon sugar level, acid content, and favor constituents such as methyl anthranilate, and other volatiles, tannins and color substances.
The principal acids of grape juice are tartaric, malic and citric, but small quantities of other acids are present.
The color of grape juice is cause by anthocyanins, their glucosides and condensation products, its taste by acids, sugars and phenolics and its aroma by a diverse mixture of volatile secondary metabolites in very low concentrations.
The Welch’s grape juice was invented by Thomas B. Welch because he was uncomfortable with using wine in the communion service.
Welch’s Grape Juice
