Blackberry juice, canned

Canned blackberry juice is typically drunk on its own or diluted as a mixer, cooked down into a glaze or reduction for roasted meats and desserts, or used as the base for jellies, sorbets, granitas, and cocktails where a deep purple color and tart-sweet berry flavor are wanted. It pairs naturally with vanilla, cinnamon, balsamic vinegar, and other berries in both sweet and savory preparations, and a splash can round out a vinaigrette or pan sauce for duck or pork, or be reduced with a little sugar into a simple syrup for cocktails and sodas.

Keep unopened cans in a cool pantry and refrigerate the juice after opening, using it within about a week for best flavor; it is worth checking the label since some canned blackberry juices add sugar beyond what the fruit contributes naturally, which changes both the sweetness and the calorie count. At just 38 calories per 100g, or roughly 95 calories in a full 250g cup, it is a lower-calorie way to bring fruit flavor and some vitamin C, about 13% of the Daily Value per 100g, into a drink or sauce compared with many other bottled or canned fruit juices that run higher in sugar and calories, and its low fiber and protein content, under 1g of each per 100g, mark it as a flavoring ingredient rather than a source of either.