An apparatus (1) for processing fruit or vegetables using water comprises a trough (4) where processing water may be contained, a conveyor mechanism able to transport the fruit or vegetables through the processing water in a machine direction (MD), a water inlet (26) through which fresh water may be added to the trough, a water outlet (24) through which processing water may be removed from the trough. The apparatus is characterized in that the individual recirculation segments (28,29,30) are arranged in along the machine direction (MD) of the trough (4). Also fresh water inlets (26) may be arranged in the downstream end of the apparatus, such that product conveyed on the conveyor mechanism may be rinsed with fresh water as it leaves the processing water.
