Description
Clean apple flavor. Natural sweetness. More formulation muscle than you might expect.
Our aseptic Apple Purée delivers bright, familiar apple flavor, natural sweetness, and smooth body without added sugar or preservatives. Made with apple purée and filtered water, it’s a versatile ingredient for beverages, smoothies, sauces, bakery applications, desserts, baby foods, and other clean-label formulations.
Apple also knows how to play a supporting role. Its natural sweetness can help round out tart, bitter, or bold ingredients, while its fruit solids and natural pectin contribute body and texture to finished products.
Available in a 40 lb. bag-in-box or 400 lb. drum for product development, small-batch production, and full-scale manufacturing.
Real Apple. Seriously Versatile.
Apple does not need to be the loudest ingredient in the formula to be one of the most useful.
Purée Arêté Apple Purée brings clean fruit flavor, natural sweetness, and smooth body to a wide range of food and beverage applications. With a consistent 14–16 Brix and no added sugar, it can take center stage in an apple-forward product or quietly help balance acidity, bitterness, spice, and stronger fruit flavors.
Use it to develop:
- RTDs, mocktails, kombucha, and fruited beverages
- Smoothies and functional juices
- Sauces, glazes, and fruit preparations
- Bakery products and fillings
- Yogurt and dairy applications
- Ice cream, gelato, and frozen desserts
- Baby and kids’ foods
- Confections and other clean-label products
Its familiar flavor also makes apple a useful bridge ingredient when you are working with bolder or less familiar flavors. Sometimes apple is the star. Sometimes it is the ingredient making everybody else look good.
Flavor Pairings
Apple gets along with a very long guest list.
It pairs naturally with cinnamon, ginger, caramel, maple, vanilla, cranberry, pear, peach, berries, honey, brown sugar, nutmeg, and warm baking spices.
Keep it crisp and refreshing in beverages, warm and comforting in bakery applications, or use it as a familiar fruit base to help more adventurous flavors feel approachable.
Technical Snapshot
Ingredients: Apple Purée, Filtered Water
Allergens: None
Color: Bright yellow to light beige
Flavor: Full-flavored apple purée
Brix: 14–16
pH: 3–4.5
Pack: 40 lb. bag-in-box or 400 lb. drum
Shelf Life: 1 Year
After opening, keep refrigerated and use within 10 days.
Metal Detection: Ferrous 2.0 mm, Non-Ferrous 2.8 mm, Stainless Steel 3.5 mm
Origin: Product of the USA
Suggested Starting Point
For RTDs, mocktails, kombucha, and fruited beverages, start at approximately 5–10% of total formulation volume.
For smoothies and functional juices, start at approximately 10–20% when you want apple to contribute more noticeable flavor, natural sweetness, body, and viscosity.
Use the lower end when apple is supporting other ingredients. Move higher when you want a stronger apple presence in the finished product.
Because apple purée contributes natural sugars, fruit solids, fiber, and pectin, pilot testing is recommended before scaling. Evaluate Brix, viscosity, haze, filtration, mouthfeel, and final product stability before locking in the formula.
Shipping information:
40 lb. bag in box:
Carton Net Weight: 40 lbs.
Carton Gross Weight: 42 lbs.
Carton / Layer: 9
Layers / Pallet: 4
Carton / Pallet: 36
400 lb. drum:
Drum Net Weight: 400 lbs.
Drum Gross Weight: 438 lbs.
4 Drums per pallet
Apple Puree 100g
Nutrients Per 100g
Calories (kcal) 57.61
Protein (g) 0.32
Carbohydrates (g) 15.32
Dietary Fiber (g) 1.56
Total Sugars (g) 12.12
Added Sugar (g) 0
Fat (g) 0.16
Saturated Fat (g) 0.03
Trans Fatty Acid (g) 0
Cholesterol (mg) 0
Water (g) 83.95
Vitamin A – RAE (mcg) 2.28
Vitamin B1 – Thiamin (mg) 0.02
Vitamin B2 – Riboflavin (mg) 0.03
Vitamin B3 – Niacin Equiv (mg) 0.13
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.04
Vitamin C (mg) 29.80 (with added 250 ppm ascorbic acid)
Vitamin D (mcg) 0
Vitamin E – Alpha-Toco (mg) 0.06
Pantothenic Acid (mg) 0.09
Calcium (mg) 7.50
Chromium (mcg) 0.36
Copper (mg) 0.04
Iron (mg) 0.08
Magnesium (mg) 5.30
Manganese (mg) 0.05
Phosphorus (mg) 13.20
Potassium (mg) 108.53
Sodium (mg) 1.50
Zinc (mg) 0.06

Product of the USA
Apple Puree FAQs
Does the Apple Purée contain added sugar or preservatives?
No. Purée Arêté Apple Purée is made with only apple purée and filtered water, with zero grams of added sugar or preservatives. It’s a clean-label option for developers wanting straightforward apple flavor.
What can Apple Purée be used for?
Apple Purée works well in RTDs, mocktails, kombucha, smoothies, sauces, bakery fillings, dairy, frozen desserts, baby foods, and confections. It can star as the main flavor or play a supporting role, adding sweetness, body, and balance to bolder ingredients.
What size does Apple Purée come in?
Apple Purée is available in a 40 lb. bag-in-box or a 400 lb. drum, giving manufacturers flexibility from product development and small-batch runs to full-scale manufacturing.
What is the Brix and pH of your Apple Purée?
Our Apple Purée runs a consistent 14–16 Brix with a pH of 3–4.5. This gives it reliable natural sweetness and acidity for formulating beverages, sauces, and other apple-forward products.
How much Apple Purée should I use in a beverage formulation?
For RTDs, mocktails, kombucha, and fruited beverages, start around 5–10% of total formulation volume; for smoothies and functional juices, start around 10–20%. Pilot testing is recommended to evaluate Brix, viscosity, and stability before scaling up.
What is the shelf life of Apple Purée and how should it be stored?
Purée Arêté Apple Purée has a 12-month (1-year) shelf life when unopened. Once opened, keep it refrigerated and use within 10 days for best quality.





