Fremdwasser

English translation: added water

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German term or phrase:Fremdwasser
English translation:added water
Entered by: Sonja Marks

08:57 Feb 1, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Food & Drink / meat processing
German term or phrase: Fremdwasser
In a set of calculations concerning the meat content of pork products. It is alone as an item in an Excel spreadsheet. Any ideas in this context?
Sonja Marks
France
Local time: 19:39
added water
Explanation:
The amount of water that has been added to the product, as opposed to the water that is naturally in the meat.
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Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 19:39
Grading comment
I thought about it soe more and you are right of course! It's teh standard phrase on food packets.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3extraneous water
Bernd Runge
4added water
Sarah Bessioud
4extraneous water
rothig
4water added
editorpohl


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
added water


Explanation:
The amount of water that has been added to the product, as opposed to the water that is naturally in the meat.


    Reference: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T...
Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 19:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
I thought about it soe more and you are right of course! It's teh standard phrase on food packets.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your help! But I gree with Bernd here.

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
extraneous water


Explanation:
... uses the official EC method for extraneous water (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 [1]).
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...
... nach der amtlichen EG-Methode für Fremdwasser (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 1538/91 der Kommission [1]) berechnet.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...
Hört sich bestimmt kleinlich an, aber added water wird (zumindest in dieser Quelle) als zugesetztes Wasser übersetzt.

Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 19:39
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 11
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Bernd - helpful refs!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rolf Keiser
1 hr
  -> Danke schön.

agree  rothig: Ich sehe das auch so. Aber warst 2 minuten schneller!
3 hrs
  -> Vielen Dank nach Brasilien!

agree  Craig Meulen
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Craig.
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
extraneous water


Explanation:
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/German...
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/extrane...

This is how I would use it in this situation, rather than other definitions I found, like percolating water or infiltrating water.

rothig
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for helping!

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
water added


Explanation:
that's what it says on all the labels in supermarkets etc....

editorpohl
Local time: 13:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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