Described is a food product comprising: (a) fresh, whole fruit and/or
fresh fruit pieces and (b) an aqueous preparation, which fills partially
or completely interstices between the fresh, whole fruit and/or the fresh
fruit pieces comprising: (i) in a total weight of more than 25 weight
present relative to the total weight of the aqueous preparation,
dissolved solids selected from the group consisting of: sugars, sugar
alcohols, sweeteners, fructo oligosaccharide, poly dextrose, inert fibers
and their mixtures, (ii) one or more galactomannane for thickening of the
preparation under storage conditions by binding water from the fruit
and/or fruit pieces.