Extract: dissolved solids, not sweetness

The standard

A stated extract quantity names whether it includes the residual sugar or is determined sugar-free, and it refers to a volume. The two figures are not the same.

Criteria

  • It is stated as a mass per volume
  • It names whether the residual sugar is included or subtracted
  • It rests on a measurement, not an estimate
  • It remains distinct from the perceived body

Distinction

Extract ≠ residual sugar: residual sugar is a part of total extract, not its whole. Extract ≠ body: a stated extract quantity is measurable, the perceived body is not.