Oranges
External Properties:
– Orange colour.
– Smooth skin, no abnormal roughness.
– Spherical or slightly oval.
– No marks, flaws or bad spots.
Internal Properties:
– Juice content > 35%.
Description
External Properties:
– Orange colour.
– Smooth skin, no abnormal roughness.
– Spherical or slightly oval.
– No marks, flaws or bad spots.
Internal Properties:
– Juice content > 35%.
Origin
– Andalucía and Valencia.
Storage and transport
– One of the main problems with oranges, and a key storage factor, is their loss of water after harvesting. Transpiration can be reduced by maintaining low temperatures (ideally 3-8ºC) and high relative humidity (95%). This also reduces the growth of pathogens, thereby extending the life of the fruit.
– During transport, temperature must temperatures must be kept at about 5°C and relative humidity at approximately 85-95%. Care must be taken to leave enough space between the pallets, walls and ceiling to enable the cold air to circulate correctly.
Packaging
– We can cater for special packaging requirements.
Calendar
– Andalucía and Valencia: November to June (subject to availability)
