A method of freezing juice includes dispensing a predefined amount of thejuice intoa container, contacting at least one surface of the container with a mass ofcoolingagent, having a temperature below -78°C, to cool the juice to a cooledjuicetemperature between -68°C and -78°C. The container is configuredto, in a firstcooling stage, allow heat transfer from the juice to the cooling agent toreduce thetemperature of the juice to 0°C at a rate of between 1°C and2°C per minute, and ina second cooling stage following the first cooling stage, allow heat transferfrom thejuice to the cooling agent to reduce the temperature of the juice to thecooled juicetemperature, at a rate of between 1°C and 2°C per minute. Thetemperature of thejuice is then maintained between -68°C and -86°C.
