pomace

[ puhm-is, pom- ]

noun

1. the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
2. any crushed or ground, pulpy substance.

pomace

/ ˈpʌmɪs /

noun

1. the pulpy residue of apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider-making
2. any pulpy substance left after crushing, mashing, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of pomace¹

1545–55; perhaps < Medieval Latin pōmācium cider, derivative of Latin pōmum fruit; pome

Word History and Origins

Origin of pomace¹

C16: from Medieval Latin pōmācium cider, from Latin pōmum apple

Example Sentences

And the primary waste product, called pomace, can be used as fertilizer, perhaps to grow new apple trees.

From Salon

We were enjoying a bottle of Slovakian piquette — a fizzy, low-alcohol drink made from grape pomace — when another diner stopped by our table and exclaimed that the bottle looked interesting.

From Seattle Times

Olive oil, a good olive oil, like a pomace, so not necessarily extra virgin, something that I can cook with.

From Salon

In Matt Bell's 2021 novel Appleseed, the opening lines read "in the faun's clawed and calloused hands the pomace comes out rich and sweet, a treasure of crushed cores and waxy skins and pulped flesh, a dozen colors of apples distinct in the gap between the cider mill's grindstone and its wheel."

From Salon

The press materials for Le Domaine — which is co-owned by winemaker Marc Perrin, who shares ownership in Pitt’s Château Miraval, a French estate and vineyard — also state that the brand found ways to “upcycle” grape pomace, the end product from the winemaking process.

From Washington Post

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