5 from 2 votes
Ume Juice
Ume Juice (梅ジュース) is a popular beverage in Japan made with a syrup extracted from green ume. It's fragrant and sweet, with a bracing tartness that makes it ultra refreshing on a sweltering summer day.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
14 d
Servings:
25
2
Calories:
174 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Drinks, Condiments
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 1 kilogram green ume
- 1 kilogram rock sugar
- 50 grams red shiso leaves only
Instructions
- Put the ume in a freezer bag and freeze for at least 24 hours.
- Remove the ume from the freezer and add the rock sugar and shiso to the bag.
- Seal the bag and place it in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
- At the end of the 2 weeks, you can strain the syrup, pressing on the solids to get as much liquid out as you can.
- Store the syrup in the refrigerator.
Cup of Yum
Nutrition Information
Calories
174kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Potassium
103mg
(2%)
Sugar
43g
(86%)
Vitamin A
770IU
(15%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 25 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories 174
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 174kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Potassium | 103mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 43g | 86% |
| Vitamin A | 770IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.