Description
Food additive made from grapes
Technical
Mega Purple is a grape juice concentrate by Vie-Del Company of Fresno, California. It is used as a food additive. The process used for producing the additive is proprietary. Based on the descriptions of effects to wines by winemakers it is likely produced by a series of processes such as vacuum distillation, fractional distillation, and solvent extraction. The product is one of a series of concentrates marketed as kosher additives for food with names such as Mega "Cherry Shade" Grape Juice Concentrate, Mega Purple Grape Juice Concentrate, Mega Red Grape Juice Concentrate
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
Wine Analogy
Resembles concentrated port wine aromas
Coffee Analogy
None applicable
Perfume Analogy
Similar to dark fruit-focused oriental fragrances
Origin & History
Civilization
Ancient Greeks and Romans
Era
Classical antiquity
Region
Mediterranean
Spread Path
Trade routes along the Mediterranean coast