An apparatus and method for producing a fruit product from a fruit, the
fruit including soluble fruit components. The method for producing a
fruit product, the fruit product including soluble fruit components,
extracts a desired amount of the soluble fruit components from the fruit
and infuses the extracted fruit with an infusion liquid having an amount
of sugar and an amount of soluble fruit components, the amount of soluble
fruit components formulated to diffuse a predetermined amount of the
soluble fruit components remaining in the extracted fruit into the
infusion liquid. The apparatus comprises a tank having a top opening, a
sidewall, a bottom, and a bottom opening; the top opening of the tank
being larger in size than the bottom opening of the tank; first piping
disposed within the tank, the first piping allowing fluids to disperse
around the circumference of the tank; second piping disposed within the
tank, the second piping allowing fluids to disperse over the top opening
of the tank; and a stirring arm disposed within the tank, the stirring
arm capable of circulating the contents of the tank.