Pulp can either mean the soft, moist part of a fruit or is a technical term from the fruit industry. Pulp is a mass of pressed fresh fruit or vegetable matter and not meant for immediate consumption. Pulp is mushy but can contain fruit parts or sometimes even whole fruits.
Pulp is used for the production of jams, marmalades, jellys, sweets, drinks and fillings of baked goods. For preservation pulp can be treated with formic acid, sorbic acid or sulphuric acid. For short-time preservation pulp is sometimes frozen.
Fruit Pulp is processed fruit products which are useful in the preparation of various food, beverages, cosmetics and other products. The production of Fruit Pulp requires extraction of juice with the crushing of membranes of the fruit which contains juice and then processing it to make it a thick paste. Fruit Pulps helps in maintaining the underlying basis for organic agriculture and interaction of the ecological effects of the inputs into our food supply. Fruit Pulps retains most of the nutrients of fruit and thus preferred in various food and beverage products. Fruit pulp consists of more fiber due to the presence of crushed membrane of the fruit and hence is more beneficial as compared to juice concentrate. However, fruit pulp carries an intense flavor of the fruit which limits its use in the beverage industry.
Growing demand for fruit pulp in baby food and organic food products to boost revenue growth of the global fruit pulp market.
Main factors driving increasing adoption of fruit pulp across the globe. The shelf life of fruit pulp is longer than fresh fruit. Frozen or chilled fruit pulp retains all the vitamins, minerals, and proteins obtained after processing the pulp. A longer storage life without much alteration to the natural content and flavor is a main factor boosting global market demand for fruit pulp. A longer shelf life also means reduced transportation and storage costs, and this factor encourages manufacturers to increase production of fruit pulp. Also, fruit pulp possesses the same properties (taste, texture, flavor, color) as fresh fruit – in fact, fruit pulp imparts an enhanced color and taste to the finished product. This is another main factor driving the demand for fruit pulp in the global market. Pulp/puree is used as a sweetener in various food products such as snacks, juices, yogurt, and baby food, and also in ready-to-drink smoothies. Food producers are moving towards producing fruit pulp based food products owing to the enhanced properties of fruit pulp. This factor is also fueling revenue growth of the global fruit pulp market.