What are whole fruits?
Whole fruit ingredients are minimally processed forms of fruit used in food products, including fresh fruits, frozen fruits, canned fruits, dried fruits, and fruit purees where the fruit retains its basic cellular structure. These ingredients provide natural sweetness, flavor, color, and texture to food products and have been used in food preparation throughout human history. Common examples include apples, berries, bananas, citrus fruits, stone fruits, tropical fruits, and their simply prepared forms like applesauce and fruit purees.
91,024 products in our database contain whole fruits. 21,783 of them (24%) are Level 4, the most processed of our four levels.
Which foods contain whole fruits?
Whole fruit ingredients are found in fresh produce, frozen fruit, canned fruit, dried fruit, fruit snacks, jams and preserves, yogurt, cereals, baked goods, baby food, smoothie mixes, trail mix, ice cream, and fruit-based beverages.
Santa Barbara, Mango Salsa with Peach, Medium
Shoprite, Scrunchy, Toasted Oats Sweetened Oat Cereal, Apple Cinnamon
Apple Cinnamon Sweetened Toasted Oat Cereal
The Original Caesar Dressing
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Family Recipe Italian Dressing
Margarita & Lime White Corn Tortilla Chips
Italian Reduced Fat Dressing
Oat Bars
Deli Fresh Chipotle Seasoned Chicken Breast
Campbell's Sauces Pineapple Teriyaki
Apple Cinnamon Sweetened Toasted Oat Cereal, Apple Cinnamon
Jalapeno Pretzel Pieces Flavoured Sourdough Hard Pretzel, Jalapeno
Wish-Bone, E.v.o.o. Dressing, Sundried Tomato, Sundried Tomato
Ketogenic Thai Me Over Savory Bite
Classic Buttermilk Ranch Dressing, Classic Buttermilk Ranch
Food Lion, Jelly, Apple
Del Monte, Sliced Peaches
Freestone Slices
Duncan Hines, Pie Filling & Topping, Apple
Del Monte, Sliced Bartlett Pears in Heavy Syrup
Del Monte, Sliced Peaches Yellow Cling Peaches in Heavy Syrup
Kroger, Jelly, Concord Grape
Great Value, Strawberry Preserves, Strawberry
Del Monte, Peach Chunks, Yellow Cling Peaches in Heavy Syrup
Del Monte, Halves Pear
Kroger, Squeezable Jelly, Grape
Duncan Hines, Comstock, Original Pie Filling & Topping, Royal Blueberry
Lowes Foods, Concord Grape Jam
Smoothie Drinks
Del Monte, Dark Sweet Pitted Cherries in Heavy Syrup
Larabar Blueberry Muffin Fruit & Nut Bar
Larabar Chocolate Coconut Chew Fruit & Nut Bar
Plum Baby Baby Food Pea Kiwi Pear Avocado
Dried Plums
Fruit Seasoning
Plum Preserves
Crofter's, Organic Premium Spread, Apricot
Rambutan Pineapple in Syrup
Crofter's, Just Fruit, Organic Spread, Raspberry
St. Dalfour, 100% Fruit Spread, Red Raspberry, Pomegranate
Delicious Home Style Tostadas
Delicious Tostadas Botaneras
Natural Spread
Whole Grain Rice & Corn, Lightly Sweetened Cereal
Peach Preserve
Dates
Pitted Delight Noor Dates
100% Original Orange Juice Frozen Concentrate
Made in Nature, Dried & Unsulfured Organic Pineapple
Cadia, Organic Mango
Remlinger Farms, Handpicked Blueberries
Bard Valley Natural Delights, Medjool Dates
Seedless California Raisins
Natural Delights, Medjool Dates
Pitted Medjool Dates
Newman's Own Organics, the Second Generation, Raisins
Bare, Great Granny Crunchy Apple Chips
Lipton, Family Size Iced Tea Bags
Sour Pomegranate Paste
Pure Date Syrup
Also known as
Whole Fruits can appear in ingredient lists under several names. If you see any of the following, this is the ingredient family you are looking at:
Function
Whole fruit ingredients contribute natural sweetness, acidity, flavor complexity, color, and textural variety to food products. Fresh and frozen fruits provide visible fruit pieces and characteristic textures. Fruit purees serve as bases for baby food, smoothies, and fruit spreads. Dried fruits provide concentrated sweetness, chewy texture, and extended shelf life. The natural pectin in fruits contributes to gelling in preserves and jams. The natural acidity of fruits (citric, malic, and tartaric acids) balances sweetness and enhances flavor in both sweet and savory applications.
Sources
Whole fruit ingredients undergo minimal processing to preserve their basic structure and composition. Fresh fruits are washed, sorted, and may be cut or sliced. Frozen fruits are blanched (for some varieties), individually quick frozen (IQF), and packaged. Canned fruits are heat-processed in syrup, juice, or water for long-term shelf stability. Dried fruits are dehydrated through sun drying, air drying, or mechanical dehydration, sometimes with the addition of sulfur dioxide to preserve color. Fruit purees are produced by crushing or blending whole fruits, with or without straining.
Health considerations
Dried fruits are more calorie-dense per weight than fresh fruits due to water removal. Sulfur dioxide (sulfites) is commonly used in dried fruit preservation and must be declared on labels, as it can cause reactions in sulfite-sensitive individuals. Canned fruits in heavy syrup contain added sugars. Fruit is not a major allergen under FALCPA, though individual sensitivities exist.
This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.
Regulatory
Canned fruits have FDA standards of identity specifying permitted packing media (water, juice, light/heavy syrup) and required fruit content. Dried fruit treated with sulfur dioxide must declare sulfites on the label. Organic fruit must meet USDA National Organic Program standards. Fruit content claims (e.g., "made with real fruit") are subject to FDA labeling regulations. The EU regulates fruit content minimums for jams, preserves, and fruit juices.