Product: Blackberry Puree

Blackberry puree is a high-quality fruit ingredient that is perfect for various food applications, including ice creams, jams, pastries, cakes, and sauces. At Gerald McDonald, we supply blackberry puree in 20kg aseptic bags-in-boxes. Our blackberry puree has a deep purple color, viscous texture, and aroma that is characteristic of ripe blackberries.

Blackberries are packed with essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants, making them a healthy and delicious ingredient. They are an excellent source of vitamin C, manganese, and fibre, and are one of the most antioxidant-rich fruits available. They offer various health benefits, such as improving heart health, supporting healthy blood sugar levels, and aiding in weight management.

At Gerald McDonald, we are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality ingredients possible. We have been sourcing and supplying high-quality ingredients since 1917, and we blend, grind, or mill them to meet our customers' specific requirements. Our blackberry puree is no exception, and we are happy to share complete information on where and how we source our ingredients. We can also provide samples for comparison.

Our purpose-built blending facilities and warehouses are located in Basildon, England, giving us easy access to the UK ports of Felixstowe, Tilbury, and the London Gateway. We can process, blend, store, and deliver juices, concentrates, herbs, spices, and essential oils to customers in the UK and worldwide. We have no minimum order quantity (MOQ), and we can handle urgent orders with short delivery times.

Our computer-controlled facility allows us to produce customized blends of concentrates and purees, along with other dry or liquid components such as flavours, colours, stabilizers, food acids, and gums. Our mixing tanks have capacities ranging from 1,000L to 26,000L, all with stirrers, are on load cells, and are made from 316-grade stainless steel. We maintain plant cleanliness and hygiene through fully automated CIP (Cleaning in Place) and SIP (Sterilization in Place). We also have a dedicated station for cleaning returned IBCs.

We offer a wide variety of blackberry puree products, with new and novel ingredients being sourced constantly. In addition to a wide selection of ingredients, we hold and supply a range of stock within one product area, offering clients access to both premium and high-volume options. We also offer organic and Fairtrade ingredients.

Our new product development team works with clients throughout the supply process and can match, optimize, and scale blends depending on client requirements. We can undertake trial blending work for clients in our laboratory or factory, all at no additional charge. All our ingredients are from audited and GFSI-approved suppliers, and we can assist with specific origin requirements you may have.

Choose Gerald McDonald as your blackberry puree supplier and enjoy quality ingredients, certifications, delivery schedules to suit you, expert blending, hygiene and cleanliness, and excellent customer service. Contact us today to learn more about our blackberry puree products and how we can help you meet your business needs.



Glossary
Aseptic Concentrate
Concentrate is heated to destroy any micro-organisms and is then filled into large sterile bags under aseptic conditions and sealed. It does not need to be stored frozen for micro-biological reasons but prolonged storage at high temperatures leads to a reduction in product quality regarding the colour of red fruits.

Frozen Concentrate
This generally refers to the product, which is not sterile and is stored below -15°C in drums and below -7°C in bulk.

Pulp Sediment Concentrate
In cloudy juices, particularly citrus, cellular matter will sediment during storage. The amount of sedimentation can be quantified by centrifugation of the juice under standardised conditions and then reading the resulting volume of sediment.

Puree
All of the juice and a large proportion of the fibrous matter naturally found in the fruit are maintained. The insoluble matter is broken up to pass through a fine sieve to produce a smooth liquid thicker than the juice equivalent. Puree is available as both a concentrate and single strength.

Clarified
Juices can be clear or cloudy. Clarified juices are prepared usually by a combination of enzymatic pre-treatment followed by filtration of cloudy juices. These clarified juices tend to be less flavoursome than their cloudy counterparts due to the extra processing.

Cloudy/Peel Extract
Cloudy concentrates are specialised citrus products manufactured by extracting de-oiled peel and pulp residues with hot water with the addition of pectolytic enzymes. The filtered, extracted cloudy liquid is then pasteurized and concentrated to 50°Brix.

Comminute
Comminute is a whole fruit puree. All of the outer layers of the fruit are intentionally included generally by mechanically processing them to a pulp like consistency and incorporating them with juice. Only citrus fruits are comminuted. Comminutes cannot be consumed directly but are used in the formulation of drinks primarily in citrus squashes. Comminute is declared on the pack as a mix of fruit/juice content or just fruit content.

Compounds
A blend of juices, flavours, colours, acids, stabilisers – often made for ease of use at soft drink production sites.

Packaging
Customer specific packaging upon request.
Our packaging options include:
Aseptic bags
Drums
Jerry cans
1000L rigid plastic IBCs
1000L aseptic bins
Tankers

In collaboration with our NPD, we are able to produce exclusive fruit mixes based on customer requests.
Please contact us for technical specifications, samples and further information.
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