What is bubble fruit

Popping Boba is one of the newest and most popular toppings for frozen yogurt, bubble tea and snow ice. Popping Boba is a unique boba that is filled with real fruit juice flavors that burst in your mouth. Popping Boba is considered revolutionary in boba technology and is the newest topping craze for all types of drinks and yogurts alike.

The ingredients for Popping Boba consist of water, sugar, fruit juice, calcium lactate, seaweed extract, malic acid, potassium sorbate, coloring, and fruit flavorings. The main ingredient is the seaweed extract, which is considered to be the outer shell of the Popping Boba.

How is Popping Boba Made?

Popping Boba is made from a trendy new way of cooking called "Molecular Gastronomy."

Molecular gastronomy is a practice in food science that seeks to investigate the physical and chemical transformations of ingredients that occur in cooking.

For flavored liquids (such as fruit juices) containing no calcium, the liquid is thoroughly mixed with a small quantity of powdered sodium alginate, then dripped into a bowl filled with a cold solution of calcium chloride.

Just as a teaspoonful of water dropped into a bowl of vegetable oil forms a little bubble of water in the oil, each drop of the alginated liquid tends to form into a small sphere in the calcium solution. Then, during a reaction time of a few seconds, the calcium solution causes the outer layer of each alginated liquid sphere to form a thin, flexible skin. The resulting "Popping Boba" balls are removed from the calcium-containing liquid bath, rinsed in a bowl of ordinary water, removed from the water and saved for later use in food or beverages.

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Popping bobas are the latest craze. But what are they? Popping bobas are similar to tapioca pearls, also referred to as bubbles or boba, but with fruit juice that pops inside your mouth. Popping pearls are considered to be revolutionary technology in the production of pearls toppings. The innovative product is becoming the top attraction in shops that sell frozen yogurt, bubble tea, shaved ice, ice cream, and other cold drinks.

Trending Beverage Sensation

Popping bobas which originated in Asia, the place that gave birth to the famous tapioca pearls, is now trending in beverage shops in the United States and Europe. Popping bobas, or popping pearls, are creative and healthy toppings featured by famous chains such as Pinkberry, Yogurtland, and Red Mango. They also find their way into a variety of desserts and beverages, giving them a fresh, new look. A lot of people also buy popping pearls for use in their own homes. Popping bobas have become very popular because of the fruit taste in the bobas and the exciting feeling created when they pop inside the mouth. The popping bobas literally burst with fruit sensation coming from the different flavors available.

Popping Bobas

Popping bobas are similar to the tapioca bobas in the bubble or boba tea. Popping bobas, which are slippery, little fruit flavored balls, have thin skin and are filled with fruit juice that pops in your mouth when they are bitten or squeezed. They are made from seaweed extract with fruit juice flavorings such as mango, lychee, strawberry, passion fruit, orange, green apple, cantaloupe, kiwi, pomegranate, cherry, and other seasonal fruits. The main ingredients of the popping bobas include water, fruit juice, sugar, calcium lactate, malic acid, artificial coloring, fruit flavorings, and seaweed extracts which form the outer wall or skin. Popping bobas are prepared using the trendy way of cooking called Molecular Gastronomy, an area of food science that investigates the chemical and physical transformation of ingredients in cooking. The flavored juices that contain no calcium are mixed with a small amount of sodium alginate which will then be dropped into a container filled with cold calcium chloride solution. Each drop of the alginated liquid forms into a small ball in the calcium solution, causing the formation of a thin, flexible skin. The resulting popping bobas are removed from the calcium bath and rinsed with water to remove any after taste.

Tapioca Pearls vs. Popping Bobas

Tapioca pearls and popping pearls are both popular toppings and addition to beverages and desserts but they differ a lot from each other. Tapioca pearls are chewy while popping pearls quickly pops in the mouth. The tapioca pearls provide a sweet aftertaste as you chew them while the quickly bursting popping pearls instantly add a layer of flavor to the beverage or dessert. The tapioca pearls, sweetened with honey or sugar, provides roundness to beverages made of tea. Because of their neutral flavors, tapioca pearls can pair with any flavor of drink or dessert. Popping pearls, on the other hand, with their large array of flavors, must be paired with the same or complementary flavor. The availability of different flavors allow for many choices. The only drawback here is that you need to stock on so many containers of different flavored popping bobas.

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Aug. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Del Monte Foods, Inc. is proud to introduce its newest product, Bubble Fruit. A true testament to Del Monte's commitment to providing fresh, high quality fruits and vegetables to families in inventive new ways, Bubble Fruit is a first-of-its-kind snacking experience taking the ongoing trend of popping boba to the next level. Bubble Fruit will be available starting in September across retailers nationwide including Walmart, Target, Kroger, Ahold and SUPERVALU. The product comes in three flavors: Peach Strawberry Lemonade, Sour Apple Watermelon and Pear Berry Pomegranate.

Bubble Fruit combines the goodness of a classic Fruit Cup® with bursting boba to create a fun and delicious after-school snack option for kids and teens. Bubble Fruit appeals to today's on-the-go lifestyles and the growing consumer movement of frequent snacking. Containing a full serving of 100% real fruit, Bubble Fruit delivers a juicy burst of flavor in every bite that is perfect for lunch boxes or after school snacks. Unlike the popping boba found in frozen yogurt or popular tea shops, Bubble Fruit does not contain any artificial colors or artificial sweeteners.

"We have made it our priority to drive our innovation to meet the needs of today's consumers who are looking for new exciting food experiences, flavors and textures," said Liam Farrell, VP of Brand Marketing for Del Monte Foods. "By leveraging on-trend inspiration like the boba phenomenon, Bubble Fruit is a clever reinvention of a classic product that kids will want to eat and parents will feel good about serving."

Bubble Fruit is the first of many new Del Monte Foods snacking innovations to be released this year that are delicious, convenient and better for you. Consumers can expect to see further developments from the 130-year-old heritage brand as it continues to diversify outside the canned food aisle and into the snack, refrigerator and frozen aisles of grocery stores.

About Del Monte Foods
Del Monte Foods, Inc. is one of the largest producers, distributors and marketers of premium quality, branded food products for the U.S. retail market. Our brands include Del Monte®, Contadina®, College Inn®, and S&W®.

Del Monte Foods is the U.S. subsidiary of Del Monte Pacific Limited (Bloomberg: DELM SP, DELM PM) and is not affiliated with certain other Del Monte companies around the world, including Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Del Monte Canada, or Del Monte Asia Pte. Ltd. For more information on Del Monte Foods, visit www.delmontefoods.com.

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