I agree about the filtration (apple cider is opaque and dark, while apple juice is clear and light) but I think both are usually pasteurized. At least this cider container says it’s was.
I don’t know whether this is the filtration or apple variety choices, but what’s sold here as apple cider generally has a much more complex and interesting flavor than apple juice.
To further muddy things, apple cider in the US is unfiltered and unpastereuzied, whereas apple juice is typically filtered and pasteurized.
I agree about the filtration (apple cider is opaque and dark, while apple juice is clear and light) but I think both are usually pasteurized. At least this cider container says it’s was.
I don’t know whether this is the filtration or apple variety choices, but what’s sold here as apple cider generally has a much more complex and interesting flavor than apple juice.