Del Monte Foods is one of the largest producers and distributors of the North American retail processed food market, with the largest market share of canned fruit products in the United States.
 
Del Monte's canned fruit varieties include yellow peaches, oranges, mangoes, pears, pineapples, cherries, grapefruits, apricots and berries, covering a wide range of sizes, depending on the soup, block shape and size, and each fruit is subdivided into many styles, in addition to the usual metal cans, there are also plastic ready-to-eat small cups Fruit Cup. Unfortunately, Del Monte canned food has not entered the Chinese market on a large scale, and it is impossible to easily buy the full range of Del Monte products in China. However, Del Monte still has a few products that are more readily available online or in imported supermarkets, including canned yellow peaches, canned pineapples and canned mixed fruits.
 
The famous can of pineapple in the movie "Chongqing Forest" is the handiwork of Del Monte. Del Monte has a wide variety of canned pineapples, which are divided into ring slices, pineapple wedges, pineapple grains, pineapple puree, etc., depending on the shape of the piece, and are usually served in thick sugar water or 100% fruit juice. In large supermarkets in the mainland, Del Monte's canned pineapples are generally sliced in sugar water, and the 836g pack is only about 15 yuan, and the price is affordable; The soup is only composed of clarified pineapple juice and sugar, with a sugar content of about 15g/100g, and the juice is relatively thick and sweet. The pineapple is cut into complete and thick pieces, the color is natural, there is no artificial coloring, the taste is fresh and sweet, sour and sweet, and the heaviness of the sugar water is neutralized, and it is suitable for baking and cooking, but the texture of the flesh is soft, the tissue tightness is average, and the shelf retention time is especially long. The 100% juice version of canned pineapple has a more refreshing taste than pineapple in sugar water, but it needs to be purchased overseas or on behalf of others.
 
Canned peaches are also one of Del Monte's most popular products. Internationally, commercial peaches are mainly classified into sticky walnut Clingstone and freestone, canned peaches generally use sticky walnuts, only smaller, softer, sweet and juicy, and only larger than walnuts, juice and softness are slightly inferior to sticky walnuts. Del Monte offers a wide selection of canned peaches in the category: sticky walnuts and off-walnuts appear in its product list – a rarity among canned peach manufacturers; The forms of peach fruits include sliced peaches, folio peaches, thick peaches, diced peaches, etc.; In terms of fillers, there are options such as high-concentration sugar water, 100% fruit juice, and low-strength sugar water.
 
The easy-to-buy canned Del Monte peaches in China are Sliced Yellow Cling Peaches canned yellow peach slices in sugar water, which are made of sweet and soft California sticky walnuts, the flesh is cut into thin slices, sealed and soaked in high-concentration sugar water, and the price of 420g is about 20 yuan. Its sugar water uses high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener, with a sugar content of about 17g/100g, which is high in sugar for consumers who value weight management or health management, and its intuitive sweetness is also at a high level among similar products on the market. The 100% fruit juice of the same brand or the light version of Lite canned yellow peaches are relatively healthy, but they are rarely seen in China.
 
The Fruit Cocktail is also a must-have product for Del Monte. In 1938, Del Monte launched its first canned "Fruit Cocktail", which became a big hit in the canned fruit market, and Del Monte became the leader in the canned fruit market. Modern canned mixed fruits include Fruit Cocktail, Mixed Fruit, Tropical Fruit, etc., and the composition and proportion of the fruit are different. At present, the Del Monte brand canned fruits that are easy to buy in China are mainly tropical fruits, usually including pineapple pieces, papaya pieces, coconut fruit and cherries, and the price of a single can of 850g is about 15 yuan. Due to the high proportion of sugar in canned mixed fruits, the sugar content of each 100g product is nearly 20g, which should not be the same as the fruit and vegetable salad that focuses on dietary management, and is more suitable for pre-dinner snacks, post-meal desserts, or used as baked garnishes.