Juices and Fruits Nectars : What are the differences?

Juices and Fruit Nectars: what are the differences?

At Alain Milliat, the Fruit is a noble, living, delicate ingredient that must be respected from the orchard to the glass.
Among our 37 flavors, some are offered as Juice, others as Nectars. These two families do not exist by chance: they simply reflect the very nature of the Fruit.

What is Fruit Juice?

Fruit Juice is the purest expression of the Fruit. 
It is obtained by pressing or refining, then simply decanted or very lightly processed, without excessive standardization.

A Juice, according to European regulations, is: 100% pure Fruit, with no added sugars, no added flavors, no sweeteners, and no preservatives. At Alain Milliat, this definition becomes a commitment: each sip must convey the variety, maturity, and plot — without artifice.

The texture of a Juice is generally fluid to slightly pulpy, depending on the Fruit. This is the case, for example, with our Pineapple Juice, Cox’s Apple Juice, Passe-Crassane Pear Juice, or Late Orange Juice from Sicily…

What is a Nectar?

Some Fruits, like Apricot, Blackcurrant, Mango, Vine Peach, or Williams Pear… are more fleshy, less juicy, sometimes fibrous. If they were simply pressed, their juice would be acidic, austere, or lacking in aroma, far from their true identity.

For these Fruits, we then create a Nectar by adding:

A bit of water, to adjust and regain the texture
A touch of sugar, to rebalance the natural acidity of the fruit

The percentage of Fruit is regulated, and at Alain Milliat, it is always positioned at the highest allowed level, to preserve all the density and indulgence of the raw material. A Nectar is therefore the Fruit in its pulpy and generous version, but always true to its nature.

The essential difference: texture and varietal approach

A Juice is fluid, direct, taut. It reflects the direct expression of the Fruit. A Nectar, on the other hand, is pulpy, velvety, generous. It respects the natural density of the Fruit. There is no hierarchy between the two, only a matter of accuracy.

Since 1997, the House has championed a variety-based approach: each Fruit tells a story, a plot, a ripeness, a texture.
It is this highly gastronomic interpretation of the Fruit that makes our Juices and Nectars unique. No synthetic flavoring or sweetener is used.

Only the Fruit matters.

How to choose between Juice and Nectar?

You will love the Juices if you are looking for:

A fresh and straightforward sensation
A clear expression of the Fruit
An ideal drink for breakfast or at the table

You will love the Nectars if you appreciate:

The velvety textures
The indulgence
A more enveloping presence in the mouth

Why choose Alain Milliat Juices & Nectars?

At Alain Milliat, there is no "technical product."
There are Juices, there are Nectars — and behind each of them, the desire to convey a Fruit with sincerity.

A Late Sicilian Orange Juice upon waking.

A Bergeron Apricot Nectar for a moment of sweetness.

A Cox's Apple Juice with aged cheese.

A Williams Pear Nectar for dessert time.

Each bottle becomes a moment at the table, not just a drink.