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Blueberry pie fillings breakdown or become weepy?

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Blueberry pie fillings breakdown or become weepy?

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Every now and then we do receive this question. This is not a common occurrence, and we get this question every few years and from different regions of the country. Blueberries and other ingredients used in filings are grown in nature. The suspected culprit of this occurrence is a specific yeast, called Candida Tropicales which produces the alpha amalayse enzyme which is responsible for this breakdown. The yeast is proliferating on the surface of the blueberry, therefore, there is no internal damage to the berry. Yeast on the surface creates the amalayse and this builds up over time and breaks down the starches. The enzyme can be killed by heat processing, but such processing can destroy the integrity of the blueberry.

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