Fruit syrup

Fruit syrupsorfruit molasses are concentrated fruit juices used as sweeteners.

Fruit syrups have been used in many cuisines:^[1]

• inArab cuisine, rub, jallab;
• inAncient Greek cuisine, epsima;
• inGreek cuisine, petimezi;
• inIndian cuisine, drakshasava;
• inOttoman cuisine, pekmez;
• inPersian cuisine, Dooshab;
• inAncient Roman cuisine, defrutum, carenum, and sapa.

Some foods are made using fruit syrups or molasses:

• Churchkhela, a sausage-shaped candy made from grape must and nuts

In modern industrial foods, they are often made from a less expensive fruit (such as apples, pears, or pineapples) and used to sweeten more expensive fruits or products and to extend their quantity. A typical use would be for an "all-fruit" strawberry spread that contains apple juice as well as strawberries.^[2]

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