| abstract |
An article of manufacture and process for making same are provided wherein selected fresh fruit or mixtures thereof may be peeled and/or cored, then made into a puree in a manner which preserves the fruits natural integrity, the peels being comminuted and optionally the core materials being further processed and finished whereafter from about 3 to 8% of the comminuted peels and optionally up to about 11% of the comminuted peels together with the processed core materials by wet weight is dried preferably under controlled atmospheric conditions, to produce a dried product having resistance to thermal set, shelf stability being readily reconstitutable to natural consistency and which does not contain any extraneous extenders, inorganic additives, or other unnatural or undesirable additives. |