About Grenadine
The name "grenadine" comes from the French word grenade for pomegranate, as grenadine was originally prepared with pomegranate juice and the addition of sugar. However, "grenadine" is also a common name loosely applied to diffrent syrups and beverages which consist of other fruit juices (e.g. raspberry, redcurrant, blackberry) with sugar syrup. The flavor can be obtained from a mixture of blackcurrant juice and other fruit juices with the blackcurrant flavour dominating.
Some grenadines now are artificial and contain no juice.
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