Peach Powder

Peach powder is spray-dried from the pressed juice of ripe Prunus persica fruit on a maltodextrin carrier. It is a light yellow, water-soluble powder with a soft, sweet, floral-fruity taste and very low acidity. Kernels, leaves and blossoms of the peach tree are different materials and are not used.

Peach is a gentle flavor, and its main contribution is a recognizable round sweetness backed by a lactone note that reads as ripe stone fruit. That gentleness makes the powder easy to blend and easy to overwhelm, so it is usually specified for drinks and desserts where stronger flavors stay in the background.

SKU: BOT-FPO-0113 Category: Fruit Powders Tags: Bakery & Snacks, Fruit & Berry, Fruit Powders, Gummies & Chews, Peach, Spray-Dried Juice

Peach Juice Powder Processing

The species is Prunus persica (L.) Stokes, the peach, a deciduous tree of the rose family (Rosaceae) native to China and grown in every temperate region. The nectarine is the same species without the skin fuzz, and the apricot, Prunus armeniaca, and plum are separate species of the same genus. The part used is the ripe fruit flesh. The kernel, which holds a small seed with its own chemistry, is excluded from the juice.

The raw material is peach juice concentrate prepared from the pulp of ripe fruit. Pitted flesh is pulped, strained and concentrated, the concentrate is blended with maltodextrin, and the mixture is atomized in a spray dryer. The carrier gives the powder its solubility and flow, and it lightens the color of the golden juice toward a light yellow.

Cling and freestone peaches differ in how the flesh holds to the pit, and processors favor types that separate cleanly. Yellow-fleshed cultivars carry more carotenoid and a deeper flavor, while white-fleshed ones are sweeter and more floral. The concentrate used here is described by taste, not by flesh type.

Peach flesh browns within minutes of cutting, because phenolic compounds react with oxygen under the enzyme polyphenol oxidase. Heat during processing inactivates the enzyme, and that is why a spray-dried peach powder is a stable pale yellow and not a dull brown.

Peach Flavor, Color & Forms

The powder is light yellow and dissolves to a pale, slightly cloudy golden drink. The taste is sweet and soft with a creamy, almost apricot-like background. The aroma is carried by lactones, among them gamma-decalactone, which gives ripe peach its coconut-and-cream edge, along with a green floral note from other volatiles.

Acid is low and astringency is slight, so peach powder acts as a sweet, rounded base that tolerates additional acids well. Characteristic constituents are sucrose, sorbitol, malic and citric acids, chlorogenic acids and carotenoids in yellow-fleshed cultivars. No figure is given for any of them.

Form	What It Is	Choose It When
Peach Juice Powder	Spray-dried juice on a maltodextrin carrier	A soluble, mild peach base is wanted
Freeze-Dried Yellow Peach Powder	Yellow-fleshed fruit dried under vacuum	Pulp solids and fresh-fruit character matter
Peach Extract Powder	Ratio extract of the fruit	A concentrated extract is specified
Peach Kernel Extract Powder	10:1 extract of the peach kernel	The kernel, not the fruit, is the requirement

Typical Specifications

Specification Item	Product Information
Latin Name	Prunus persica
Plant Part	Fruit & Berry
Processing	Spray-Dried Juice
Common Name	Peach
Raw Material	Peach juice concentrate
Ingredient Type	Juice Powder
Carrier	Maltodextrin
Appearance	Light Yellow powder
Flavor	Sweet, soft, floral-fruity
Solubility / Dispersibility	Water Soluble
Quality Parameters
Moisture (LOD)	≤5.0%
Heavy Metals	Lead ≤2 ppm · Arsenic ≤1 ppm · Cadmium ≤1 ppm · Mercury ≤0.1 ppm
Microbiology	TPC ≤10,000 cfu/g · Yeast & Mold ≤1,000 cfu/g · E. coli Negative · Salmonella Negative/25 g
Shelf Life	24 months in unopened original packaging, cool and dry storage

Application Areas

Iced Tea and Peach Drink Mixes

Dry iced-tea mixes use peach powder as the signature flavor next to black or white tea. It dissolves in cold water, and its low acidity lets formulators set the tartness with citric acid, which keeps the drink bright without turning sharp.

Yogurt and Dairy Fruit Preps

Fruit preps for yogurt and milk drinks take peach powder for a creamy fruit note that blends with vanilla. The mild acid means the flavor is not suppressed by cultured dairy, and the pale color keeps the finished product looking natural.

Gummies and Fruit Snacks

Confectioners add peach powder to gummies and fruit chews for flavor and gentle yellow color. The powder is added after the cook to preserve the delicate lactone note, and a little citric acid is usually blended in to lift the finish.

Bakery Fillings and Cobbler Mixes

Dry pie, cobbler and muffin mixes use peach powder to reinforce fruit flavor where pieces of fruit alone would taste faint. Baking dulls the volatile notes, so the powder is placed in fillings or toppings added late.

Ice Cream and Sorbet Bases

Frozen bases include peach powder for a smooth fruit layer without puree. The sugars in the powder lower the freezing point, and the mild flavor pairs well with vanilla, almond and raspberry notes. Cold also mutes aroma, so a frozen peach product usually needs a higher inclusion than a drink.

Moisture Pickup & Stability

Peach powder is a sugar-rich amorphous glass, and it takes up moisture readily. In humid air the powder becomes sticky, forms soft lumps and finally cakes into a mass that is difficult to remove from a drum. Weigh it in a dry room and close the liner after every draw.

The delicate lactone aroma is the first quality to fade. Warm storage and air exposure turn the fresh peach note flat and slightly caramelized, so unopened drums should stay cool and opened ones should be used promptly. Dry-blend peach powder late in the cycle to avoid prolonged exposure to mixer heat.

Color changes slowly. Browning reactions between sugars and amino traces shift the light yellow toward tan, and light bleaches the carotenoid fraction in yellow-fleshed fruit. Because acidity is low, the powder also offers less protection against microbial growth once it picks up moisture, so a tightly sealed liner is a hygiene control as well as a handling one.

Peach juice solids hold a high share of sorbitol and fructose, which keep the powder soft and tacky in warm rooms. Blending lines that run above comfortable room temperature produce lumps even with a sealed liner, so cool the weighing area and avoid leaving a full drum next to a warm dryer outlet.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

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Supply Item	General Information
Sample	Available upon request for formulation, testing, and supplier evaluation
Order Quantities	100 g · 1 kg · 5 kg · 25 kg · 100 kg · 500 kg · Bulk
Sample Lead Time	Typically 5–7 days after sample confirmation
Production Lead Time	Typically 15–30 days after order and specification confirmation
Packaging	Suitable protective inner packaging with bags, cartons, drums, or other appropriate outer packaging
Storage	Store in tightly sealed, suitable protective packaging in a cool, dry environment. Protect from moisture, heat, and direct sunlight. Specific storage conditions follow the approved product specification.
Documentation	COA · Product Specification · TDS · SDS · Applicable declarations (as applicable)

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