Diet Food Reviews

Del Monte Lite Chunky Mixed Fruit

By: Tanya Patrice | Jul 19, 2005

I absolutely love fruits. I enjoy fresh fruits especially pineapple, grapes and strawberries. I also like the canned variety but I usually don't buy the canned stuff because there was a rumor that there was a lot of sodium and sugar in canned fruits. I say 'rumor' because I was pleasantly surprised to see that this was not the case with Del Monte 'Lite' Chunky Mixed Fruit. But let me start with the taste first. What can I say other than it was fruity, tasted 'fresh' and was delicious. The fruit chunks were in a light syrrup, which was not very sweet, and that was a good thing. The ingredients list reads peaches, water, pears, grapes, sugar, pineapple halved, cherries (artificially colored), which means we are getting fruit, fruit, and more fruit from this product.

The nutrition label informs us that one serving (1/2 cup) provides 60 calories. But there are about 3.5 servings per can, if you buy the 15 oz can like I did, which means that you will get 210 calories. In addition, there is no fat, only 10 mg of sodium, and 14 g sugar. The sugar content may seem a bit on the high side, considering that from the 3.5 servings in the can, there would be 63 g of sugar. But, although they do add sugar, there is also sugar in the fruit. Give me that sugar in the fruit rather than Splenda, aspartame, etc. anyday! I tried not to eat the contents of the entire can in one sitting, but it was too hard, but I made it a meal replacement - I had it for breakfast!

I really like this product (and I really like Del Monte products overall too - but that's another review). I for one will definitely be buying more of this, especially during the winter when fresh fruit prices soar.

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