Getting More Fruits and Vegetables Into Foods

Everyone knows that at least five servings of fruits and vegetables are recommended daily. Unfortunately, many consumers do not meet that recommendation. As a result, ingredient companies, food manufacturers, and trade associations are increasingly searching for ways to get more fruits and vegetables—or at least their components—into the diet, whether by promoting the foods themselves or by getting them into various food formulations.

The old axiom, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” was an …