Freeze-Dried Passion Fruit for Bulk and Private-Label Buyers

Name: Freeze-Dried Passion Fruit for Bulk and Private-Label Buyers
SKU: FD-PF

Description

Freeze-dried passion fruit is the seed-in pulp of Passiflora edulis, frozen as a slab, dried under vacuum to ≤5.0% moisture and water activity ≤0.30, then diced into crisp golden cubes. Nothing is added: no sugar, no carrier, no acidulant.

B2B hero banner showing dry QC room with freeze-dried passion fruit cubes, snapped cube core, water activity meter, and 4 data vignettes detailing water activity, puree ratio, fibre, and container payload.

The black seeds stay in, and they carry most of the product’s 20 g of fibre per 100 g. FruitBuys sources fruit from Vietnam’s Central Highlands, runs each contract in one locked partner facility, and ships every container lot with a third-party COA.

Passion fruit is the sharpest flavour in the freeze-dried range. A few cubes lift a bowl of cereal or a chocolate bar in a way milder fruits cannot. The same acidity and fibre make it pull moisture fast, so the bag, the carton and your formula all need to be right. The figures below are the operating targets our partner facilities run to.

Product specification

Parameter	Specification
Ingredient	100% passion fruit pulp with seeds (Passiflora edulis); no added sugar, preservatives or carrier
Raw fruit	Purple-yellow hybrid and purple types, Central Highlands (Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong)
Raw pulp	13–17 °Brix, pH 2.8–3.2, moving with the dry and rainy season
Format	Diced cubes 10×10, 15×15 or 20×20 mm, seeds visible
Fines (bottom of bag)	≤3% on 20 mm cubes, ≤5% on 10 mm cubes
Seedless version	Made to order at a higher price; about 6.5–8.5 kg puree per kg (vs 5–6 kg seed-in)
Moisture	≤5.0% (release limit)
Water activity	≤0.30 (release limit)
Colour / taste	Golden yellow to orange; intensely tart-sweet, characteristic aroma
Texture	Crisp, porous, melts quickly; seeds stay crunchy
Total plate count	≤10⁴ CFU/g
Yeasts & moulds	≤10² CFU/g
E. coli	<10 CFU/g
Salmonella	Not detected / 25 g
Foreign matter	Visual sorting plus metal detection
Shelf life	12 months at ≤25 °C, RH ≤60%; 18–24 months in cool storage at ≤18 °C, RH ≤50%
HS code	0813.40, other dried fruit (powder: 1106.30), per the WCO HS Nomenclature; your broker confirms the national line

Water activity is the line between a crisp cube and a sticky block. Passion fruit pulp is acidic and rich in soluble fibre, and both pull humidity out of the air. Once aw climbs past 0.30 the surface softens and cubes start to fuse at the corners. We release on aw as well as moisture. Write both into your contract, and your QA team signs off the first container with a number instead of a debate. The full limit-setting logic is in what moisture and water activity freeze-dried passion fruit should meet.

Infographic detailing the critical ≤0.30 aw water activity threshold and ≤5.0% moisture release limit for freeze-dried passion fruit.

Seed-in or seedless

Seed-in is the standard, and for most products it is the better ingredient. Freeze-drying does not leave the seeds hard like fresh ones; they turn into a light, hollow crunch that survives in cereal and chocolate. The black-on-gold contrast is the first thing a shopper sees through a window pouch or on the face of a chocolate bar, and the seed oil carries a good part of the aroma. The seeds also supply most of the 20 g of fibre on the panel.

Workers spreading seed-in passion fruit puree evenly on a stainless freeze-drying tray before freezing.

Taking them out costs twice: a separation step and lost yield raise the cost per kilo, and the finished cube loses its crunch and much of its fibre. The seedless version is made to order at a higher price. Pay for it when the application truly needs it: smooth drinks, fine powders, products for small children. The trade-off by application is set out in seed-in or seedless freeze-dried passion fruit.

Yield: what a kilo of freeze-dried passion fruit is made of

It takes 5–6 kg of seed-in puree to make 1 kg of freeze-dried passion fruit. The pulp is only 45–50% of the whole fruit, so at farm level that is roughly 10–13 kg of whole passion fruit per finished kilo, before rainy-season culls.

Use the puree figure to test a quote. Multiply the local puree price by 5–6, then add drying and packing. An offer that lands well below that floor is usually carrying added sugar, a carrier, or extra water. Check the ingredient line and compare total sugars with the 36 g per 100 g below. The arithmetic is worked through in how many kilos of passion fruit make 1 kg of freeze-dried.

Infographic showing the 5-6 kg seed-in puree raw material floor required to yield 1 kg of 100% pure freeze-dried passion fruit cubes.

Nutrition (per 100 g)

Nutrient	Amount	% DV*
Calories	440 kcal
Total fat	8 g	10%
Saturated fat	0 g	0%
Sodium	0 mg	0%
Potassium	1,000 mg	21%
Total carbohydrate	80 g	29%
Dietary fibre	20 g	71%
Total sugars	36 g (0 g added)
Protein	8 g	16%

*Third-party laboratory nutrition panel on FruitBuys seed-in freeze-dried passion fruit, scaled to 100 g; typical values; 2,000 kcal diet.

The fat is seed oil, not frying oil, and the fibre comes mostly from the seeds. At 20 g of fibre per 100 g (71% DV), this is one of the strongest fibre stories in the freeze-dried fruit range, and it gives your brand team a ready “high fibre” angle for the front of pack. The final claim is set on your serving size in the destination market. Details are in freeze-dried passion fruit nutrition per 100 g. For your printed label, FruitBuys samples your commercial lot and arranges the panel at an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory.

Formats and applications

Format	Best for	Working note
20×20 mm cubes	Retail snack packs, chocolate bark, high-visibility toppings	Shape and seeds sell the product on shelf
15×15 mm cubes	Cereal, granola, trail mix, ice cream inclusions	Doses cleanly on most cereal lines
10×10 mm cubes	Yogurt and smoothie-bowl toppings, bakery decoration	Even spread per spoon
Rehydrated	Sauces, dessert fillings, cocktails, tea infusions	Returns juice-like flavour in cold water
Powder	Beverage premixes, smoothie bases, coatings	Separate product; see below

Passion fruit works hard per gram. The acidity and aroma of Central Highlands fruit are concentrated by drying, so an inclusion rate of 2–5% is enough to give a whole batch of cereal or chocolate a clear tropical note. That keeps ingredient cost per finished unit lower than with milder fruits that need a heavier dose to register.

Worker weighing freeze-dried passion fruit cubes into a granola and nut mix tray on a bench scale.

Any base wetter than the fruit softens it on the shelf, and passion fruit softens faster than most. In yogurt or a moist filling, coat the cubes or add them at the point of serving. Run a 4-week test in your real base before you lock the formula. The format choice by application is covered in cubes or powder: which format fits your product.

Passion fruit powder is a separate specification, milled from freeze-dried pulp. See the passion fruit powder page and what to specify for freeze-dried passion fruit powder.

Packaging

Item	Detail
Bulk	1–5 kg aluminium-foil PE bags, soft-vacuumed with a food-grade desiccant sachet, in 5-ply cartons
Carton	58 × 28 × 34 cm, 7–10 kg net depending on cut size and packing
Retail (OEM)	30 g / 50 g / 100 g / 500 g foil zip pouches or custom
Shelf life	12 months from production in the unopened bag at ≤25 °C, RH ≤60%; 18–24 months in cool storage at ≤18 °C, RH ≤50%

We soft-vacuum instead of nitrogen-flushing. An inflated bag wastes carton space, so you pay to ship air, and under stacking the foil creases and cracks. On passion fruit a cracked bag is a soft lot within days. The same organic acids and natural sugars start pulling moisture the moment a bag is cut open. That is why we pack bulk in 1–5 kg foil bags and size them to the batch your line runs in one shift: open a bag, use the whole bag, and nothing sits half-open long enough to cake. Cool storage at ≤18 °C stretches usable stock to 18–24 months, which lowers the risk of writing off slow-moving inventory. Bag, carton and loading choices are compared in how freeze-dried passion fruit should be packed and loaded.

Commercial terms and container planning

Term	Detail
Production capacity	100 tons/year
20ft, floor-loaded	550 cartons; 3.9–5.5 tonnes
40ft HC, floor-loaded	about 1,100 cartons; 7.7–11 tonnes
Palletised option	About 240 cartons per 20ft (24 cartons per 1,200 × 1,000 mm pallet)
Container type	Standard dry container; no reefer needed
Supply	Year-round; main harvest May–December
Production lead time	20–30 days per 20ft after deposit
Samples	Prepared in 3–5 working days; delivery time depends on the airline
OEM / ODM	MOQ 500 kg (about 10,000 × 50 g pouches); pouch printing 7–10 working days digital, 15–20 rotogravure; high-barrier window pouches available
Payment	T/T 40% deposit, 60% before shipment or against copy B/L; L/C at sight
Incoterms	FOB, CIF, DDP
Port of loading	Cat Lai Port or Tan Son Nhat Airport

Floor-loading carries about 2.3 times the cargo of pallets. Palletise only if your warehouse cannot unload by hand; otherwise you pay more than double the freight per kilo. Carton weight works the same way: the same 550 cartons carry 3.9 tonnes at 7 kg or 5.5 tonnes at 10 kg.

Infographic comparing 20ft container loading efficiency showing 550 floor-loaded cartons delivering 3.9-5.5 t net payload versus 240 palletised cartons.

Quality and documents

Every full-container lot: third-party COA for moisture, water activity, total plate count, yeasts & moulds, E. coli and Salmonella.
Periodic surveillance: lead, arsenic and aflatoxin (total and B1) tested at an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory. Reports available on request.
EU release gate: every EU-bound full container is released only on a non-detect multi-residue result for omethoate and dimethoate, run at an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory before stuffing. Other market-specific panels are coordinated the same way.
Claims: 14 days from devanning for packaging, appearance, fines and water activity; 30 days for laboratory results. If results diverge beyond method tolerance, the retained sample goes to an independent accredited laboratory agreed by both sides.
Trial and LCL orders: in-house release QC log (moisture, water activity, sensory) plus the surveillance report. Independent third-party testing is arranged at net lab cost and credited in full against your first container order.
Pre-shipment sample: 100–200 g from the packed commercial lot in two sealed foil pouches with desiccant, one for your sensory check and one lot-code sealed for your lab.
Retained sample: kept from every container lot for its full shelf life.
Facility control: one qualified processing facility is locked per contract. Any change needs prior written notice and re-approval of the pre-shipment sample. You have audit access.
Facility compliance & certifications: HACCP, ISO 22000, BRC (qualified processing facility) and US FDA Facility Registration, with Halal certification available on request.
Shipment documents: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, COA, Certificate of Origin Form EUR.1 for EU and UK preferential duty, and a phytosanitary certificate with every shipment as part of our standard export dossier.

Infographic showing the EU pesticide residue compliance gate requiring <0.01 mg/kg non-detect status for omethoate and dimethoate before container stuffing.

Import and labelling

Ingredient line for private label: “100% passion fruit (Passiflora edulis)”. Add “with seeds” if your market or your customer expects the format to be stated.
EU and UK: Form EUR.1 secures preferential duty under the EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and UKVFTA. For pesticide checks, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 applies fresh-fruit MRLs to dried products through a processing factor: divide the result on the dry product by about 5.6 before comparing.
US: the panel above follows 21 CFR 101.9 Nutrition labeling of food; your label is built on your final pack and serving size.
UAE: Arabic labelling and product registration are handled with your importer before the first shipment.

Verify the sample in three steps

Open and weigh. Check bag integrity, desiccant and net weight against the packing list.
Weigh the fines and measure the aw. Fines should sit within the limit for your cube size; at or below 0.30 the lot was dried and sealed right. Keep the second sealed pouch for your own lab.
Test in your product. Run a storage test in your real base and check crispness at week 1 and week 4. Approve the pre-shipment sample in writing; it becomes the reference for your container.

Comparing several suppliers? Line up their answers with what to check before buying freeze-dried passion fruit in bulk.

FAQ

How much do I need in a recipe?
An inclusion rate of 2–5% is enough to make passion fruit the lead flavour in cereal, granola or chocolate.

Is sugar added to freeze-dried passion fruit?
No. It is 100% passion fruit with its seeds; the 36 g of sugar per 100 g is the fruit’s own, concentrated by drying.

Can I get it without seeds?
Yes, made to order at a higher price. Separating the seeds adds a step and lowers yield, and the cube loses its crunch and much of its fibre, so we recommend seed-in unless your application rules out seeds.

How much fits in a container?
550 cartons in a 20ft and about 1,100 in a 40ft HC, floor-loaded. At 7–10 kg per carton that is 3.9–5.5 tonnes or 7.7–11 tonnes.

When is passion fruit available?
Year-round, with the main harvest from May to December.

What is the minimum order for private label?
500 kg for OEM, ODM and private-label packing.

Do you provide a COA and phytosanitary certificate?
Yes. Every full-container lot ships with a third-party COA, and every shipment carries a phytosanitary certificate as part of our standard export dossier.

How long does it keep?
12 months from production in the unopened bag at ≤25 °C, RH ≤60%, and 18–24 months in cool storage at ≤18 °C and RH ≤50%.

Request a sample and quote

Send these 12 details and we return a specification, sample and terms in one reply:

Destination country and port
Application: ready-to-eat retail or ingredient for re-processing
Format: cube size (10, 15 or 20 mm), seed-in or seedless, or powder
Fines limit, if you have one
Moisture / aw target, if tighter than standard
First-order volume: trial, LCL, 20ft or 40ft HC
Annual volume and preferred delivery months
Packaging: bulk bag size or retail pouch size
Private label: artwork status and labelling market
Extra tests required by your market or customer
Preferred Incoterm and payment term
Target delivery date

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SKU: FD-PF Category: Freeze Dried Fruit Tags: bulk, Freeze-Dried Fruit, freeze-dried passion fruit, OEM, passion fruit cubes, Private Label, Vietnam Brand: FRUITBUYS

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Freeze Dried Passion Fruit Cubes Nutrition Facts

Nutrition Facts

Per 100f (3.5 oz)

Amount
% Daily Value*

Calories 423

Total Fat 7.1g
11%

Saturated Fat 0g
0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg
0%

Sodium 0mg
0%

Potassium 988mg
21%

Total Carbohydrate 81.1g
27%

Dietary Fiber 21.2g
85%

Sugars 35.3g

Protein 7.1g
14%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

*The provided nutritional parameters are intended for reference purposes only. It is recommended that you reach out directly to your nutritionist for a personalized consultation.

Specifications of Freeze Dried Passion Fruit Cubes

Product Name	Freeze-Dried Passion Fruit with Seeds, Cubes / Powder
HS Code	Indicative HS 0813.40, other dried fruit. Final classification must be confirmed according to the finished composition, powder formulation and importing country. The U.S. HTS includes 0813.40 for other dried fruit, with national statistical subdivisions below the six-digit heading. (Harmonized Tariff Schedule)
Main Ingredients:	Passion-fruit pulp with seeds, botanically identified as Passiflora edulis. The final ingredient declaration must confirm whether the product is 100% fruit or whether powder contains a carrier, anti-caking agent, sweetener or other added ingredient.
Origin / Harvest Season	Vietnam, primarily the Central Highlands, including Đắk Lắk and neighboring commercial growing areas. Passion fruit can be harvested through the year in southern production regions, subject to orchard condition, climate and crop availability. Vietnam’s Central Highlands account for the large majority of national commercial passion-fruit cultivation. (Vietnam Agriculture)
Physical & Technical Specifications	Formats: Seed-on Cubes and Powder.<br>Appearance: Yellow to yellow-orange; visible black seed particles in seed-on formats.<br>Flavor and Aroma: Characteristic sweet-tart passion-fruit profile, free from objectionable odor.<br>Moisture: 3–5% target.<br>Water Activity: Aw <0.30 target.<br>Conversion Basis: Approximately 6–7 kg of peeled passion-fruit pulp with seeds for 1 kg of finished freeze-dried product.<br>Cube Size: According to the approved specification and retained sample.<br>Powder Mesh: According to the approved application specification.<br>Foreign Matter: Free from visible foreign matter under the agreed inspection criteria.<br>Moisture, Aw, physical tolerances and sensory criteria must be verified by lot-release records.
Certifications & Market Compliance	Subject to certificate holder, production site, scope and validity verification: HACCP / ISO 22000 / BRCGS; Halal certification available on request.<br>Shipment and lot documentation, where applicable: Certificate of Origin, Phytosanitary Certificate, product specification and lot COA.<br>U.S. market: FDA food-facility registration may apply to facilities manufacturing, processing, packing or holding food for U.S. consumption. Registration is not FDA product approval. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Features	Concentrated passion-fruit aroma, acidity and dry matter after water removal; visible seed identity in cube formats; low-moisture and low-Aw specification targets; available as cubes or powder for different R&D systems. The reference label indicates concentrated carbohydrate and dietary fiber per 100 g, but final values require product-specific analysis.
Benefits	Supports visible fruit inclusion or controlled powder dosing; provides strong passion-fruit sensory contribution in dry formulations; offers format flexibility across snack, beverage, bakery and dairy development; supports ambient dry storage when the finished product, packaging and shelf-life basis have been validated.
Upselling/Cross-Selling	Freeze-Dried Fruit: banana, dragon fruit, durian, jackfruit, mango, mangosteen, pineapple and strawberry.<br>Dried Fruit Snacks: dried passion fruit, mango, pineapple, banana and jackfruit formats.<br>Dried Fruit Powder: freeze-dried and spray-dried fruit powder formats.<br>Crispy Veggie Chips: banana, jackfruit, mango, lotus root, sweet potato and taro chips.<br>Healthy Indulgence Snacks: brown-rice bars and nut-based snack formats.
R&D Application Guide	Seed-on Cubes: Retail snack pouches, granola, cereal, chocolate inclusions, bakery decoration, yogurt toppings and mixed freeze-dried fruit products.<br>Powder: Beverage premixes, smoothies, bakery fillings, creams, dairy blends, dessert powders and dry-mix formulations.<br>Application testing should review cube breakage, seed visibility, powder mesh, dispersibility, sedimentation, caking, moisture pickup, acidity and sensory performance in the buyer’s final formulation.
Production Capacity	100 tonnes/year, based on user-provided operational data and subject to production allocation confirmation.
Master Carton Dimensions	60 × 39 × 39 cm / 10 kg net
Container Capacity, Floor-Loaded	20 ft: 324 cartons / 40 ft: 720 cartons. These are geometric planning figures based on the stated carton dimensions. Final loading must account for carton strength, internal clearance, handling protection, gross weight and actual container condition.
Laboratory Testing	Physical and Technical: Moisture, Aw, cube dimensions or powder mesh, breakage or fines, sensory profile and foreign-matter inspection.<br>Microbiology: Aerobic Plate Count / Total Plate Count, Yeast and Mold, Coliforms, E. coli, Salmonella, and other organisms required by the buyer or destination market.<br>Chemical and Contaminant Review: Pesticide residues, heavy metals, sulfites, additives or carrier verification, and other risk-based tests where required.<br>Methods, acceptance limits, sample identity and testing frequency must be agreed before production. Codex hygiene principles support hazard-based controls and verification throughout the food chain. (Open Knowledge FAO)
Shelf Life	Target: 12–24 months, subject to format, moisture, Aw, packaging barrier, seal integrity, storage conditions and product-package shelf-life validation. FDA notes that water activity must be controlled after drying and maintained during storage. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Storage Instructions	Store unopened packs in a cool, dry and clean area, protected from heat, direct sunlight, humidity and strong odors. Keep the inner pack sealed. After opening, remove only the required quantity and reseal immediately. Exact temperature and humidity limits must follow the validated product and packaging specification.
MOQ	No fixed MOQ stated for standard bulk inquiries, subject to format, packing and production review. Custom OEM / ODM / A&D projects: 500 kg project MOQ, based on the supplied operational data.
Sample Lead Time	3–5 working days, subject to sample format, specification status, packaging and document requirements.
Retail Packaging	50 g / 100 g / 500 g / 1 kg, packed in resealable foil-laminate pouches or configured according to the approved private label packaging specification.
Bulk Packaging	1–5 kg, sealed PE or foil-laminate inner bags placed in five-layer export cartons, or configured according to the approved buyer specification.
Payment Terms	Handled separately in the commercial offer and excluded from this technical product specification.
Port of Loading	Cát Lái Port or Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Shipping Method	Sea freight or air freight, coordinated according to the product format, packaging configuration, shipment plan and destination requirements.
Production Lead Time	20–30 days for a 20 ft container, after the product specification, packaging materials and production slot have been confirmed.
Additional Services	OEM / ODM / A&D, Artwork and Design, with a 500 kg project MOQ, subject to formula, packaging, label, documentation and production review.