What Is Clam Juice?

Clam juice is a common ingredient in clam chowder recipes.

Clams are a type of mollusk that is often served as food when boiled or fried. Clam juice is a liquid derived from clams used in some recipes.

Identification

Clam juice is a combination of water and the juice excreted by clams as they cook.

Appearance

Clam juice is a cloudy liquid with a tan coloring. The juice is available from grocers in both canned and bottled varieties.

Taste

Clam juice tastes vaguely like clams or shellfish, but is also very salty.

Use

Clam juice is a common ingredient for soups like clam chowder, seafood-based sauces and even some alcoholic cocktails. When cooking, it is possible to replace seafood stock with clam juice, explains RecipeTips.com.

Considerations

One cup of clam juice contains approximately 22 percent of the daily recommended amount of sodium, according to NutritionData.com, which may be too much for people on low-sodium diets for medical reasons.

References

• University of Florida: Preparing and Canning Clams
• RecipeTips.Com: Clam Juice-Cooking Terms
• NutritionData.com: Nutriton Facts and Anaylsis for Mollusks, clam, mixed species, canned, liquid