Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

Kellie Denson

Soumya Roy

Barbara Vazquez Del Mercado

Noman Khan

Harold L Mantius

A method for producing a fruit or vegetable product, wherein the method consists essentially of (a) infusing a whole or sliced fruit or vegetable with an infusible molecule to between 10 and 55&#xb0; Brix; (b) pre-drying the whole or sliced fruit or vegetable at a temperature between 80&#xb0; C. and 120&#xb0; C. to produce a pre-dried fruit or vegetable; (c) exposing the pre-dried fruit or vegetable to freezing temperatures and to vacuum to a temperature between &#x2212;1&#xb0; C. and &#x2212;40&#xb0; C. and a pressure between 7.5 mmHg and 0.53 mmHg, thereby partially subliming the fruit or vegetable; (d) puffing the fruit or vegetable under vacuum between 0.1 mmHg and 600 mmHg at a temperature between 40&#xb0; C. and 110&#xb0; C.; (e) cooling the fruit or vegetable under vacuum to a temperature between 0&#xb0; C. and 40&#xb0; C., to thereby produce the fruit or vegetable product.

Fruit and vegetable products

The present specification provides, e.g., processes for infusing food bodies with infusion formulations, including long chain molecules such as soluble corn fiber, and provides food products infused with such formulations. Also provided are infusion formulations for performing such methods.

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Lakeville-Middleboro, MA, United States of America

Kellie Denson