Food Products - Osmotic Pressures

Osmotic pressure in food products. Reverse-osmosis membrane systems can be used to remove water from water-solute mixtures. This tool displays osmotic pressures for common food products.

FoodConcentrationOsmotic Pressure (10³ Pa)
Apple juice15% solids2070
Coffee extract28% solids3450
Grape juice16% solids2070
Lactic acid1% (w/v)552
Lactose4.7% (w/v)380
Milk9% solids, no fat690
Orange juice11% solids1587
Sodium chloride1% (w/v)862
Whey6% solids690