The first question you ask might be WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FROZEN FRUIT AND FRESH? When it comes to great flavor, there isn’t any. However, frozen fruit provides additional benefits that you won’t get with fresh, including longer shelf life, consistent quality and year-round availability.
Picked at peak ripeness when fruit is the most nutrient dense.
Harvested early to continue ripening process throughout transit.
Flash freezing locks in nutrients and flavor. Because freezing preserves foods, there is little need for additional additives or preservatives.
Nutrient content begins to diminish after 5 days. Fresh fruit may spend up to weeks in warehouses, resulting in inconsistent and sometimes unusable fruit.
When purchasing frozen fruit you are able to utilize 100% of the product with zero food waste no peels, no cores, no pits or stems.
Utilizing fresh fruit can result in additional product waste due to inconsistent quality, spoilage and fruit loss during the preparation process.
Because the shelf life of frozen fruit is far greater than fresh, fruits that may not currently be in season can still be found in peak ripeness.
Fresh fruits are subject to seasonal variability, making for an inconsistent and unreliable product source.
All frozen DOLE Fruit is washed, prepped and ready-to-use, savings valuable preparation time in the kitchen and reducing labor costs.
Washing, cutting, peeling and coring are just a few of the preparation methods that are often involved in utilizing fresh fruit.
