Frutti di Bosco
Elenka product code 485
A forest berry paste made with selected strawberries, currants, blueberries and blackberries, standing out for the chopped fruit through it. A blend does something no single berry can: it stays interesting from the first spoonful to the last.
Specification sheets are supplied to trade customers on request.
About Frutti di Bosco
Berry flavours in a cabinet tend to be a strawberry and a raspberry doing similar work in slightly different reds. A blend is a genuinely different proposition.
What it is
A paste made with selected strawberries, currants, blueberries and blackberries, distinguished — like the rest of Elenka's fruit paste line — by chopped fruit through it rather than by a smooth purée.
Why a blend works better than a single berry
A single-berry gelato has one thing to say. It says it clearly in the first mouthful and then repeats it for the rest of the scoop, which is why so many customers find fruit tubs tiring by the halfway point.
Four berries do not average out; they arrange themselves. Strawberry gives the sweet, familiar opening. Currants give sharp acidity that arrives second and resets the palate. Blueberry gives body and a rounder sweetness. Blackberry gives the deep, slightly tannic finish.
The result is a flavour that keeps moving across a serving, which is a real and under-appreciated commercial property: it makes the last spoonful as good as the first, and that is what makes someone order it again rather than trying something else next time.
Where it sits in a cabinet
It is the fruit flavour to carry when you already have a strawberry. Running Fragola and this one together gives you a simple sweet berry and a complex one, which is a genuine choice for a customer standing at the counter. Running strawberry and raspberry together gives them two versions of the same decision.
It also works in winter, when a single summer berry reads out of place and a darker, more autumnal berry mix does not.
Why there is no dosage above
The catalogue row for this code does not carry its own figure — Elenka's fruit pastes generally run at around 100 grams per litre of water, but a number taken from a neighbouring row is a guess dressed as a specification. Request the sheet and we will get the real figure.
Note the denominator when it arrives: fruit pastes are quoted against water, not against the finished mix.
What we do not publish
Ingredients, allergens, shelf life and storage conditions are absent from this page because no Elenka specification sheet is held for the Australian range. Absent means the data is not held, never that the answer is no. Request the sheet for any product you are considering and we will obtain it from the manufacturer.
Technical specifications
| Format | 3 kg pail, 4 per carton |
|---|---|
| Applications | fruit gelato, sorbet, pastry cream |
| Elenka product code | 485 |
Full specification on request
The ingredient list, allergen declaration, shelf life and storage conditions for Frutti di Bosco are provided on the Elenka specification sheet. We supply it on request — please do not rely on the product name when answering a customer allergen enquiry.
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Frequently asked questions
Which berries are in it?
Elenka names strawberries, currants, blueberries and blackberries, with chopped fruit through the paste. We publish no ingredient declaration because no specification sheet is held — request one and we will obtain it.
Why choose a blend over a single berry?
Because a blend keeps giving. A single-berry gelato delivers its whole character in the first mouthful and then repeats; a blend of four has acidity, sweetness and aroma arriving at different moments, which is why a customer finishes it more happily.
Is there a natural-colourings version?
Elenka makes one under a separate code, not currently on the Australian list. Berry products are where colouring questions come up most often on a menu, so ask and we will put it to the manufacturer.