Fruits
The best fruit crops with all the flavor of the Mediterranean
Bergamot
(Citrus Bergamia)
Structure: similar to an orange in shape but yellow-green, thin skin and rich in essential oils, its organoleptic features are unique.
Properties: cholesterol and glucose lowering, vitaminizing and also antioxidant thanks to a high content of flavonoids.
Harvest time: from November to March.
Lemon
(Citrus Lemon)
Structure: oval citrus fruit with yellow, more or less thin and wrinkled skin, rich in essential oils, pulp with a characteristic sour taste because of a high content of citric acid.
Properties: very rich in vitamin C, it has antioxidant properties and strengthens the immune system, it also has a depurative action for the organism and it’s a natural antibacterial agent.
Harvest time: available in all seasons.
Orange
(Citrus Sinensis)
Structure: round fruit with rough and brightly coloured peel, pulp divided into segments, blond or pigmented by anthocyanins.
Properties: hypocaloric but rich in vitamins (A, C, B1 and B2), fibre and minerals, with excellent antioxidant properties, it strengthens the immune system and activates the metabolism.
Harvest time: from November to May.
Mandarin
(Citrus Reticulata)
Structure: so fragrant, spherical shape with slightly flattened poles, juicy pulp and well divided into segments, orange coloured peel.
Properties: it’s one of the three original citrus fruits but it’s the only sweet one, in fact it’s one of the sweetest – and so, one of the most caloric too – fruits in nature, it has a high content of minerals and vitamin C like the other citrus fruits.
Harvest time: from September to March, depending on the variety.
Grapefruit
(Citrus x Paradisi)
Structure: rounded with a thin and smooth yellowish or pink skin, it can reach 2 kg, diameter of 10-15 cm, pulp divided into wedges and juicy with a bitter taste.
Properties: rich in vitamin C, minerals and fiber, notable the presence of potassium and naringin, it has digestive, anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties. It helps lose weight thanks to its draining and insulin resistance reduction action.
Harvest time: from October to May.
Lime
(Citrus Aurantiifolia)
Structure: similar but smaller than lemon, very thin peel, usually harvested when it’s still green, its pulp is very juicy, fragrant, bitter and seedless.
Properties: it has less vitamin C but twice vitamin A than lemon, it’s a natural gastric antacid and also a valid ally for skin care.
Harvest time: from July to October, it needs a tropical climate.
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