# Category guide Soft fruit cups, drained and mashed (category guide)

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Category: Snacks

IDDSI level: Level 5: Minced & Moist

## Preparation and serving notes

Choose very soft canned or cup fruits (peaches, pears in juice), drain the liquid completely, and mash to pieces no larger than 4 mm. The juice is a thin liquid. Drained fruit sitting in juice is a mixed consistency and fails.


Mandarin oranges have membranes that resist mashing. Peaches and pears behave better.

## Verification

- Method: Draft entry. Verification in progress
- Verification source: Category guidance from the IDDSI Level 5 descriptors: kitchen verification scheduled
- Date verified or checked: 2026-06-10
- Clinical review: SLP review in progress
- UPC: —


## Safety

Products can vary by batch, temperature, preparation, and standing time. Verify the actual serving with the IDDSI tests. Use only the food and drink levels prescribed by the person's qualified clinician. Test the actual serving before it is eaten or drunk.