Sep 14, 2012 10:02
12 yrs ago
Danish term
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sukkerudtræk
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Food & Drink
Dried fruit
Det at sukkeret trækker ud af tørret frugt i forbindelse med den naturlige proces som kaldes "kandisering" (der dannes et (hvidt) lagt på overfladen af frugten - der er altså IKKE tale om processen man lægger frugten i sukkerlage (candying)). Det opfattes i den vestlige verden generelt som noget der bør undgås, men kunden efterspørger ikke et negativt ord, men et neutralt/positivt.
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| 4 | sugar spot |
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sugar spot
See the link for the example sentence. I haven't found any DA>EN pairing, but the use of this English term by a grower seems reliable. The Google search results for "sugar spots" + bananas are at the second link. As the desire is for a term to be used in marketing, I think "sugar spot" suits that purpose. (Lykke til med "kandisering". ;-) )
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-09-14 11:21:07 GMT)
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Well, if it's principally bananas in question, it's a high hurdle to get past consumer reaction to those brown spots, whatever marketing terminology might be applied. Lord knows the industry has tried through the years. Good luck.
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-09-14 11:21:07 GMT)
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Well, if it's principally bananas in question, it's a high hurdle to get past consumer reaction to those brown spots, whatever marketing terminology might be applied. Lord knows the industry has tried through the years. Good luck.
Example sentence:
An insiders tip on how to select the sweetest nectarines: Look for the “sugar spots.” This is an indication the fruit is so loaded with sugar it’s essentially crystallizing on the skin.
Note from asker:
| The peach text treats "sugar spots" as positive, but all the banana links are about what use you can find for "those over-ripe bananas with dark sugar spots on their peels". Ie. "we can't eat them because they are about to spoil, but they're still great in muffins" |
| My problem exactly :) As you will note, the Danish term "sukkerudtræk" has a neutral ("scientific") ring to it (just like "kandisering" has positive connotations that "sukkerkrystallisering" doesn't have)... |
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