Freeze Dried Sour Cherry

Sour cherry is one of Türkiye's strongest fruit categories and, thanks to its high acid-to-sugar ratio, keeps a distinct character after processing. The product is processed pitted, with sorting and grading carried out before blast freezing.

Freeze-drying preserves sour cherry's most valuable property — its sharp aroma. While hot-air drying loses a significant part of the volatile aroma compounds, low-temperature sublimation under vacuum keeps most of them in the product. The colour retains its deep red-burgundy tone.

Whole form is used as a filling in bakery and chocolate applications; powder is used in beverages, confectionery and dairy as a source of both acidity and aroma. The natural acidity of sour cherry reduces the need for added acid, supporting clean-label targets.

Because of the high sugar content slight tackiness may be observed; keeping storage temperature under control prevents caking.