### Question
How does the law define fruit juice(s) and water?


### Answer
Under *21 CFR § 101.13*, **fruit juice(s) and water** is defined as:

> any mixture of fruit juice as herein defined and water, including any water contributed by the use of liquid nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners, in which the fruit juice(s) is 50 percent, or more, of such mixture except that water used in preparing equivalent single strength juice(s) from concentrate(s) shall not be considered to be a mixture of fruit juice and water.

#### Citation:
  - *21 CFR § 101.13*
