Oregon Fruit Products Limited Release: Red Currant Aseptic Puree

SALEM, Ore., Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Oregon Fruit Products LLC today released a new limited-edition Fruit for Fermentation puree: Red Currant. The seedless, smooth puree comes in shelf-stable packaging, enhances and blends easily into a wide variety of fermented and distilled beverages for a tart and refreshing flavor, similar to cranberry or red tart cherry.

Sour beers and ciders have been rising in popularity in the U.S., with consumers seeking more variety of piquant flavors. Brewers are meeting these changing tastes by using fruit to add complexity, tartness and balance to richer and earthier flavor notes, a time-tested European tradition. Brightly colored red currants are on trend: juicy, low in natural sugar and high in acidity, ideal for adding sour dimension to a fermented beverages including beer, cider, mead, spirits, wine, and kombucha.

"From our vantage point, 2019 has been the year of the sour beer," says Chris Hodge, director of sales for fermentation at Oregon Fruit Products. "We've been paying attention to our customers' input, making purees with nice acidity, like our seasonal release of Key Lime Puree earlier this year and our new Red Currant Puree."

In addition to complementing fruited ciders and kettle sours, Hodge foresees the puree working well with light and dark brews alike, from blond ales and wheat beers to darker porters and stouts.

Like all Oregon Fruit Purees, Red Currant is 100 percent fruit, with no added sugar or preservatives, and is packaged aseptically for shelf-stability and ease of use. Oregon Fruit Puree is minimally processed to ensure the best fresh fruit flavor and color, and most have a shelf life of 18 months in ambient temperature. More tips for brewing with Oregon Fruit Products' Fruit for Fermentation is available here.

Oregon Fruit's Red Currant puree is now available in 42 lb. bag-in-box. The product is certified kosher, made in the U.S.A., non-GMO, gluten-free and vegetarian. Oregon Fruit Products does not use, nor does it allow, any of the eight major allergens (milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy and wheat) in the products or processing areas.

Oregon Fruit Products LLC
Founded in 1935, Oregon Fruit Products offers a complete line of canned, frozen and shelf-stable premium fruit for consumers, foodservice operators and ingredient sales. The company is located in Salem, Oregon and can be found on the web at http://www.oregonfruit.com and https://shop.fruitforbrewing.com.

SOURCE Oregon Fruit Products