The powerful chemical composition of prunes provides a multitude of processing benefits for food manufacturers.

The interplay of sorbitol, fiber, antioxidants, and malic acid found in Sunsweet Prune ingredient products may provide moisture binding properties, shelf life extension properties, antimicrobial properties, flavor enhancement properties, and fat replacement properties not found in other high valued food ingredient products.

At the same time, Sunsweet’s advanced processing capabilities allows for the delivery of these benefits in a form most suitable to the manufacturer’s processing requirements. Whether in the form of whole fruit, diced fruit, concentrated extracts, purees, pastes or powders, Sunsweet has a specification that will facilitate the economic production of a manufacturer’s final products.

Finally, let’s not forget about the great intrinsic flavor attributes of prunes. Prunes are already a proven consumer success and can be found on the shelf of almost every supermarket worldwide. The soft, mellow, mildly fruity, caramelized flavor of prunes never overpowers thereby allowing for an incredible range of potential uses. In the universe of high valued ingredients, prunes are unique for their healthy image, processing benefits, and great taste.

Flavor enhancer, shelf life extender, antimicrobial agent, fat replacement, and minimally processed…. only the prune, the Original Super Fruit, has it all!