Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

Noman Khan

Soumya Roy

Kellie Denson

Barbara Vazquez Del Mercado

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.

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Noman Khan