Asparagus is a high-value, labor-intensive perennial vegetable. It is an early season crop that lends itself well to small-scale and part-time farming operations as well as direct-to-consumer retail marketers when combined with other crops. Asparagus is a low calorie, nutritious vegetable that is high in iron, fiber, and vitamins C and A; one cup of asparagus contains 3 grams of protein. The word Asparagus is derived from the Greek word aspharagos meaning â??sproutâ?? or â??shoot.â?? Asparagus is a member of the lily family and is related to garlic, onions, and leeks. It was first cultivated in Western Europe over 2,500 years ago and ancient Greeks and Romans believed the vegetable helped prevent bee stings, and helped with wounds, infections, and toothaches. Under ideal conditions, an asparagus spear can grow 10â?³ in a 24- hour period. There are three different kinds of asparagus: green, white and purple. To find out more about our Fresh Asparagus please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
Baby Corn : 1 x 20' container, specified to buyers requirements.
Bean Sprouts : 1 x 20' container, specified to buyers requirements.
Beetroot : 1 x 20' container, specified to buyers requirements.
Capsicum is the scientific name of the more commonly know Bell Pepper. The popular vegetable can be found in red, green, yellow, orange, white, purple-brown and lime green. Green and red come from the same plant, however yellow, orange, white and purple are different varieties. Red, orange, yellow and green Bell Pepper are readily available. White, purple-brown and lime green Bell Pepper have a more limited supply. Bell Peppers are sweet and juicy with a mild spicy flavor. Red, being riper, are sweeter than green Bell Pepper. Shape also varies with each variety, from the more commonly found blocky shape to a pointy capsicum. Miniature varieties are sometimes available. Cresco Produce Bell Peppers are sourced from growers in Indonesia, China, Egypt, Turkey and Spain. To find out more about our Bell Peppers please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
Cauliflower belongs to the same plant family as cabbage, broccoli, kale, bok choy and Brussels sprouts. Cauliflower is a highly nutritious vegetable, ranking among the top 10 foods in regards to ANDI score (Aggregate Nutrient Density Index), which measures vitamin, mineral and phytonutrient content in relation to caloric content. It is low in calories and an excellent source of vitamin C and fiber, as well as provides two core conventional antioxidants. Cauliflower is a cool-season crop requiring more exacting temperature for quality production than its relatives. The optimal temperature range for cauliflower is between 18° C and 20° C. It is extremely sensitive to unfavorable conditions, such as unusually hot weather, drought or too low temperature, which often result in the formation of premature heads or curds. Our Cauliflower is sourced from growers in Thailand, China, India, Egypt and Spain. To find out more about our Cauliflower please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
Celery is from the family Apiaceae and is botanically termed as Apium graveolens L. It is is also regarded as a herb and an aromatic plant. The wild celery is very popular and is known as Smallage or Marsh Water Parsley, Garden Celery and Wild Celery. Its seeds are tan or brown in color, ovoid and small, with a distinct aroma. The celery is warm, pungent and bitter in taste. Closest in flavor to the fennel and anise, the taste of the celery is described as similar to grass or hay. The variety called the Pascal celery is most popular for commercial cultivation. Celery is a useful herb and its seeds are used for various culinary and medicinal purposes. This strongly aromatic plant is grown, largely, for its seeds, leaves and roots. The leaf and root are used as a vegetable or spice. Celery contains nutrients like boron, calcium, iron, zinc, and vitamins A, B-complex, and C. The distilled essential oil is used for flavoring purposes. Celery root contains allergens and can cause allergic reactions in some people. Our Celery is grown in Thailand, Egypt, South Africa, Greece and Italy. To find out more about our Celery please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
Chinese Broccoli : 1 x 20' container, specified to buyers requirements.
Our Ginger has a unique strong Taste and Aroma. Different maturity is used for different purposes; young ginger is commonly pickled as side dishes while matured one is used for cooking. Our ginger is grown in highland areas with suited weather condition to ensure less fiber and strong aroma. Our Fresh Ginger is supplied from farms/suppliers in Thailand, Vietnam, India, China and Nepal. To find out more about our Fresh Ginger please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
At Cresco Produce our Green Beans, freshly picked as well as frozen are brightly-colored, deliciously crisp and packed with flavor. With a hearty consistency and refreshingly mild taste green beans boast several nutritional benefits and are a rich source of protein and iron and they're also fat and cholesterol free. Our Green Beans are grown in Morocco, France, Netherlands and Egypt. To find out more about our Green Beans please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
Okra, also called Lady Fingers, has high dietary fibre content which is good for digestion. The fertile soil and favorable weather conditions in Thailand provide an abundant supply of fresh okra. Our growers harvest okra according to customerâ??s size specification. Okra offers up some little-known health benefits. It contains magnesium, which can help prevent osteoporosis. Okra is a good source of folate, which helps prevent neural tube birth defects. It contains vitamin A, which helps keep eyes healthy. Okra also contains thiamin, which is important for brain function. To find out more about our Fresh Okra please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
Pumpkin belongs to the Cucurbita genus, along with cucumbers, melons, and squash. However, the term â??pumpkinâ?? refers to members of four different species, C. moschata, C. mixta, C. pep, and C. maxima. Pumpkins range in size from less than 0.5 kg to more than 450 kg. Miniature-sized pumpkins weigh less than 0.5 kg, are marketed fresh and typically used for decorative purposes. Pumpkin is a nutrient-dense crop; a cup of cooked pumpkin provides more than 200 percent of the recommended daily intake of vitamin A, 20 percent of the recommended vitamin C and more potassium than a banana. Our Fresh Pumpkin is sourced from growers in China, India, Italy and Mexico. To find out more about our Fresh Pumpkin please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
Fresh Red Onion is a vegetable which is almost like a staple of the vegetable category. Fresh Onion is also known to be one of the essential ingredients of raw salads. Our fresh onion come in 3 different colors, white, red and yellow. Red Onion emits a sharp flavour and fragrance due to the sulphur compound in the vegetable however, can taste quite sweet once fried our cooked for a short time. To find out more about our Red Onion please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
Taro is the common name for the corms and tubers of several members of the Araceae plant family. A perennial plant, taro is native to the tropical regions of south India and south east Asia. It is primarily grown as a root vegetable for its edible starchy corm but it is also consumed as a leaf vegetable. The corms are prepared for eating by boiling, steaming, baking or frying as chips. To find out more about our fresh Taro please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
Zucchini : Fresh or frozen zucchini is a very versatile vegetable ingredient. With its mild taste, organic zucchini is often used in dips, pesto, sauces and green beverages. Organic IQF zucchini is used as an ingredient for stews, prepared foods, and the classic French dish ratatouille. Both zucchini puree and IQF zucchini pieces can be used for baked goods production to add flavor and moisture to cakes, muffins, and bread. Our Zucchini suppliers offer green and yellow Zucchini varieties.
We can supply customers worldwide with grade a, fresh and frozen chicken paws, produced to meet the highest international standards such as iso, haccp, gmp, halal, etc. We deal directly with the biggest and most reputable poultry processing plants in thailand, all of whom are members of the thai broiler processing exporters association ensuring only the best quality products for our customers. Detailed description: - Well washed, fresh and clean - Without yellow skin - No feathers - Free of bad odors - No excessive blood or blood stains - Pad is retained and without damage - No bruises - No ammonia burns - Broken bones: under 3% - Moisture content: not above 3% - Blasted at: -40°c - Storage temp: -18°c Packaging details: product is packed in corrugated cardboard boxes, lined with ldpe poly bags, once filled boxes are securely closed with 4 polypropylene straps. - Average weight per piece: 35 to 60 grams/piece - Average length per piece: 12 to 18 cm
A Grape is the non-climacteric fruit, or true berry, that grows on the perennial woody vines of the genus Vitis which is deciduous. Grapes as a fruit can be traced back many centuries and there are examples of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics showing the cultivation of grapes for both food and wine. This continues to this day with grapes being eaten raw or used for making wines, juice, raisins and grape seed oil to name but a few. Grapes grow in clusters of 6 to 300 and can be a variety of colors; black, red and white (which is actually green in color) being the most common. To find out more about our Grapes please contact sales@crescoproduce.com
The Blackberry is a wild plant, in general, of which we eat the fruits, very aromatic and somewhat acid small berries of black color. They are consumed raw, although they are also used for making stewed fruit, fruit salads, cakes, etc. They are rich in vitamins and minerals. Besides, they supply fiber and they are low in calories. The Blackberry is the fruit of the bramble, a shrub that grows generally wild in many areas of the world. It is a black glossy berry-like fruit formed by multiple small fruits, each one containing a seed. It is an aromatic and somewhat acid fruit. It is a species known from the very old times, to which people confer many healing properties. They are consumed raw, on their own or along with ice cream, yogurt or cream. They are used to make fruit salads, stewed fruit, cakes, wines and brandy, etc. Our Blackberries are sourced from growers in China, Poland, UK and Serbia. To find out more about our Blackberries please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
The Strawberry is a succulent and fragrant fruit of bright red color, obtained from the plant with the same name. In the West it is considered as the â??queen of the fruit". It is eaten raw and used to make jam, stewed fruit... It is also used with medicinal purposes, since it has excellent benefits for health. Strawberries (Fragaria vesca) grew spontaneously in the forests. Its culture started quite late, since it is a very fragile fruit; in order to obtain a maximum yield in a whole month harvest, the field needed a permanent dedication. The edible fruit is commonly known as "etaerioâ??. It is a false fruit consisting of a receptacle bearing the achenes (seed-like parts), small and of pale color in the part that was exposed to the shade and a dark reddish color in the part that has been exposed to the sun. The achenes can be inserted in the flesh, superficial or protuberant. There may be numerous or scarce. The protuberant achenes increase the resistance of the surface, but during washing many of them come off. The consumer normally prefers the fruit with few achenes, since they remain between the teeth when we bite them. The central part or "heartâ?? of the fruit may be well-developed or very little developed, we may also find â??heartlessâ?? fruits. This is a negative characteristic. The fruits have various shapes, according to the cultivar: conical, conical-elongate, conical-rounded, spheroidal, oblate and kidney shape. Strawberries are usually harvested at the beginning of summer. Wild strawberries are generally smaller than the cultivated ones, but they have a better aroma and taste, slightly bittersweet. Strawberries are low in calories. Their energetic value per 100 g of edible fresh fruit ranges from 27 to 34 kcal. Apart from water, their main component are carbohydrates. Fructose represents practically half of the glucids and the rest is mainly glucose. It has a low percentage of proteins. The Strawberry is an excellent source of vitamin C. Our Strawberries are sourced from growers in Egypt, Turkey, Spain, Poland and Japan. To find out more about our Strawberries please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.
Gooseberry is a white, yellow, red or green berry according to the species, with a thorny, hairy or even skin. The different varieties are distinguished from each other by the time of maturation, taste, color, size, shape of the fruit and the way in which it is consumed. The most outstanding is the yellowish fruit with hairy skin, although there are also varieties of reddish, pale whitish green and dark green skin. Its strange taste is never sweet enough to enable the consumer to eat it raw, so it is normally used it in the processing of different by-products. Nevertheless, some varieties like Early Sulphur are consumed raw. Other varieties are more suitable to be cooked, like Careless, Leveller, Whinham"s Industry and Howard"s Lancer, and the rest are intended for processing jam and preserves, like Keepsake and Lancashire Lad. Apart from this species of currant there are other species like red currant and blackcurrant. Gooseberries grow solitary, not in clusters, in Europe and America. It does not grow in clusters and it is larger than red currant. This fruit is used to make cakes, sherbets, jelly and syrup. It is an ingredient for puddings, fruit salads and chutneys. To make gooseberry jam it is recommended to harvest the berries when they are still pale green, since their pectin content diminishes soon after they have reached the maturation point. The skin of ripe gooseberries is hard and it looses its colour with the heat treatment. Gooseberries are also served as garnish for meat and fish dishes. They have a high content of pectin and citric acid. The energetic value for each 100 g of fresh product is between 34-40 kcal. Its composition is quite similar to that of red currant. It is the richest in vitamin A of all the currant species, although its content of minerals and other vitamins is very similar to the content in red currants. Our Gooseberries are sourced from growers in Germany, Ukraine, Poland and UK. To find out more about our Gooseberries please contact sales@crescoproduce.com.