Fruit

Ingredients

Fruit refers to edible plant products that can be used as whole foods or as ingredients in dietary supplements and nutritional formulations. Fruits naturally provide varying amounts of dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, and other plant compounds. Common supplement ingredients include fruit powders, concentrates, juices, extracts, and standardized fruit-derived compounds. The exact nutritional profile depends on the fruit and processing method.

Fruit is a natural source of a wide variety of nutrients and plant compounds. Different fruits have different nutritional profiles, but many provide dietary fiber, vitamin C, potassium, folate, and various polyphenols and other phytochemicals.

In dietary supplements, fruit may be used in several forms, including fruit powders, dried fruit, concentrates, juices, extracts, and fruit-derived botanical ingredients. Examples include blueberry, cranberry, elderberry, acerola, pomegranate, grape, citrus, and other fruit ingredients.

Fruit-derived ingredients are commonly incorporated into nutritional products designed to provide plant-based nutrients, antioxidant-related compounds, flavor, or concentrated botanical constituents. The exact composition depends on the fruit species, plant part, growing conditions, extraction process, and finished formulation.

Whole fruits can also contribute to a balanced dietary pattern. Supplement products containing fruit extracts or powders should not automatically be considered nutritionally equivalent to whole fruits because processing can change the amounts and availability of individual nutrients and compounds.