ORGANIC PRICLY PEAR

RED VARIETY

Price under request

Category:

A SUPERFRUIT

There are several different varieties of prickly pear, distinguished by the colour of the flesh of the fruit, the best known of which are green, orange and red.
Each variety has its own specific properties, while it is widely agreed that they are all a great source of natural anti-oxidants and that the consumption of the fruit and its by-products is beneficial for the diet and health.
Unlike other fruits, prickly pears are rich in calcium and magnesium.
They also contain more Vitamin C than oranges, apples, pears, grapes and bananas, and are comparable with blackberries in terms of total phenol content. Sugars (about 14ºBx) are mainly reducing: glucose and also fructose.

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Description

 

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Prickly pear, red variety

ORGANOLEPTIC ASSESSMENT

GENERAL ASPECT
Fruit with an ovoid, globose, cylindrical and umbilical shape at the upper end.
The peel is covered with small glochids (thorns) of cellulose.
On average, its length varies between 5-8cm, its width 4-7cm and its weight between 90 and 150g.

COLOUR
Peel: in the early stages of development it is green in color. Its color changes to yellow, orange, red, purple, purplish yellow depending on the state of maturity of the plant / Pulp: red.

TEXTURE
Peel: Thick / Pulp: gelatinous, fleshy, succulent, very aromatic, and with small edible seeds inside.

FLAVOUR
Sweet

BRIX
It varies between 13ºBx and 17ºBx depending on the state of ripeness and metabolism of the fruit.

RECOMMENDED USE
Table fruit, juice, nectar or pulp, dehydrated, fermented products (liqueurs, vinegars), jams, jellies, syrups, sweeteners, food colouring, cosmetics.

PACKAGING
In bulk / 500g boxes / 7Kg boxes.
Other formats available on request.

VALIDITY
10-12 days in the refrigerator / 1 month in a cold room (controlled temperature between 7ºC and 9ºC) / 2 months in a cold room with injected ozone.

STORAGE
Store preferably in the cold

AVAILABILITY
August, September, October

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