Pulp can either mean the soft, moist part of a fruit or is a technical term from the fruit industry. Pulp is a mass of pressed fresh fruit or vegetable matter and not meant for immediate consumption. Pulp is mushy but can contain fruit parts or sometimes even whole fruits.

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Use of pulp

Pulp is used for the production of jams, marmalades, jellys, sweets, drinks and fillings of baked goods. For preservation pulp can be treated with formic acid, sorbic acid or sulphuric acid. For short-time preservation pulp is sometimes frozen.

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