PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sterilized fruit article excellent in fresh flavor and aroma of a fresh fruit and quick in flavoring the fresh fruit.SOLUTION: A sterilized fruit article has a pH of 4.0 or less, a content of acetic acid being 0.05% to 0.5% to the total of processed fruit, and 0.2 to 5% to the content of spirit.SELECTED DRAWING: None