White Peach Perfection
White Peach Perfection
Why is white peach a trendy fruit?
This year, it’s all about peaches. Following the announcement of Pantone’s color of the year 2024 being Peach Fuzz, innovation activity with peach flavored or peach colored products really took off. However, yellow peach is already established as a top flavor in many food and beverage applications, especially sweet foods. That’s why we at AGRANA Fruit believe the lesser known peach cousin White Peach is more suitable as the trend fruit as we announced earlier this year on our trendblog: White Peach Addresses Need for Comfort and Novelty | AGRANA.
Still not convinced about white peach? We have plenty of arguments on why it is THE trend fruit nowadays:
- White peach showed the highest growth momentum among all fruit flavors in food and beverage product launches (Source: Innova Market Insights).
- White peach is extremely versatile and offers manifold pairing options with a broad range of other fruits, botanicals, or sweet flavors like white chocolate.
- White peach is already more established in Asian products and with the global advance of Asian food trends, it is becoming more relevant globally.
- White peaches are a rich and flavorful fruit suitable for times when consumers are looking for comfort foods.
- White peaches have a sweeter and more floral taste profile compared to other peach varieties and thus offer natural sweetness without added sugar. This aligns perfectly with the permissible indulgence trend according to which consumers trying to hit the sweet spot between indulgence and health.
- White peaches are perceived as trendy and special by consumers opposed to yellow peach which is perceived as more traditional and common (Source: AGRANA Fruit Consumer Study “World of Fruits”).
Current market development confirms the emergence of white peach as a trend fruit. According to Innova Market Insights, 126 food and beverage products with white peach have been launched on the market globally in the first half of 2024. Most new products with white peach appeared in beverages, yogurts, desserts and ice creams.
How to innovate with white peach?
Now that you are a white peach fan, how do you go about creating exciting food and beverage innovations with this trendy fruit? We have you covered. Our team has developed a broad range of concepts using the trendy white peach in beverages, yogurts, desserts and ice creams. All concepts have been developed for application in retail and food service products.
Let’s explore some of the concepts:
White Peach Fusion
Our first white peach concept features white peach as the star ingredient and pairs it perfectly with other fruits. We invite you to embark on a flavorful journey with the lush and vibrant white peach enhanced by a palette of complementary fruits. It’s all about discovering new landscapes of flavor, where each combination is a step into the unexplored, guided by the vibrant, sunny shades of peach, pink and orange.
So, what about any of the following delicacies?
- White Peach and Pomegranate Drinking Yogurt: Delicate sweet white peach preparation with tangy pomegranate blended in for drinking yogurts.
- Double Peach Ice Cream: Doubling the peach in an ice cream stick where white peach meets yellow vine peach. The combination perfectly embodies the summer breeze with white peach sorbet on the inside and a coating of yellow vine peach on the outside.
- White Peach Orange Refresher: White peach and orange lemonade preparation for a refresher to soothe your customers on a hot summer day.
We have developed many more recipes using fruit pairings with white peach. Want to find out more about our White Peach Fusion concept? Download the concept sheet here:
White Peach Royale
The rich, flavorful and floral white peach pairs perfectly with sweet profiles. Let’s introduce our second concept: White Peach Royale. This luxurious creation takes indulgence to a whole new level by pairing the luscious white peach with decadent flavors like silky white chocolate, creamy mascarpone, and nutty almond. Each bite of White Peach Royale is a celebration of opulence, where the natural sweetness of the peach is beautifully complemented by the rich, sweet notes of its accompanying ingredients.
Ready to delight your palate? Try one of our unique combinations that will leave you craving for more:
- White Peach Almond Yogurt: Imagine a thick and creamy Greek-style spoonable yogurt with a layer of white peach and almond on the bottom. Give your consumers an indulgent treat with each spoonful.
- White Peach Mascarpone Ice Cream: Creamy dairy-based ice cream with mascarpone and white peach. The perfect indulgent yet refreshing treat after a long day. This combination is truly one of our favorites.
- White Unity Topping: Whether applied on a soft serve sundae, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or even on a refreshing beverage, our white unity topping is a delicacy. The topping is a mouth watering combination of white peach with white chocolate for consumers seeking a decadent treat.
Eager to discover more of our creations under the White Peach Royale concept? Download the concept sheet here:
Ready for more?
In this article, we have only mentioned two of the many white peach concepts we have ready for your next innovation in beverage, ice cream or yogurt and dessert applications. Get in touch with us for more inspiration. Our team will be happy to collaborate with you on the next peachy consumer favorite redefining fruit indulgence.
