PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a processed fruit and a processed food which allow omission of a production step, allow one to enjoy an original taste of a fruit, and further have an unconventional appearance.SOLUTION: A processed fruit is produced by peeling a skin of a citrus fruit and then peeling a segment membrane from a periphery of a segment aggregate forming a spherical shape with a core portion being hollowed in an axial direction of the fruit to form a hole going through the core portion, and a processed food is produced in such a way that, in a first embodiment, the processed fruit is packed in an airtight container with a sugar solution with a gelling agent mixed therein and a heat sterilization is carried out, and in a second embodiment, the hole of the processed fruit is filled with a creamy foodstuff.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】製造工程を省略するとともに、果実本来の味を楽しむことができ、さらに斬新な外観とすることができる加工果実及び加工食品を提供する。【解決手段】加工果実は、柑橘類の果皮を剥いた後、球状をなしているじょうのうの集合体の外周部のじょうのう膜を剥くとともに果心部を果実の軸方向にくり抜いて、前記果心部に貫通した孔が設けられており、加工食品は、第1実施形態においては、前記加工果実を、ゲル化剤を混入させた糖液とともに密閉容器に充填し、加熱殺菌を施し、第2実施形態では、前記加工果実の前記孔にクリーム状食品を充填している。【選択図】図1
