The kinetics of ascorbic acid loss and nonenzymatic browning in clarified orange juice (serum) were investigated in an anaerobic environment from 70.3 to 97.6"C and from 11.7 to 80.6"Brix. Data were fitted to firstorder kinetic models. Rate constants of ascorbic acid degradation in serum were not different from rate constants in whole juice. Activation energies were -30 kcal/mol and largely independent of solids concentration. Rate constants of browning pigment formation were 30-50% greater in serum. Activation energies were 19-25 kcal/mol and increased slightly with solids concentration.