Fruit mixed in is great. At one of the contests this year I forgot the lemons that we use as part of our contest brine.... It was 2AM when I started to brine the drumsticks... Luckily, I had a huge tub of fresh fruit salad from Costco with me. I threw the 1/2 of the large bowl in the brine mix. (Cantaloupes, melon, pineapple, apple, grapes, strawberries, kiwi etc.)...
That was some good tasting chicken (6th out of 42) before even before I began to sauce it...... not what I'd ideally want for a contest entry, but it was so good, I'd definitely use it again for home cooking.