A higher standard
Washington apple growers adhere to a higher standard. Read on to learn how the quality of Washington Apples exceeds even the strict standards of the United States.
Appearance
An important difference between Washington and United States grades in red varieties is the definition and interpretation of â??good red toneâ??. Washington grades require a more uniform, intense and deep red hue than those of the United States.
In the green and yellow varieties, Washington grades are stricter than those in the United States regarding the amount of surface blemishes such as branch chafing, various types of discoloration, and hail damage. (Brown spots are discolorations of the apple peel that are usually caused by weather conditions.)
Internal quality
In addition to the most demanding external qualities, Washington Red and Golden Delicious apples must meet the highest internal quality standards in the industry. Packers must test Red Delicious apples for minimum sugar levels before they can be shipped, if the fruit was harvested before October 1. Red Delicious apples must have a minimum soluble solids level, or sugar level, of 11% before they can be marketed. The Golden Delicious apple must have a minimum of 10.5% soluble solids.
All grades and sizes of Red and Golden Delicious apples must also meet minimum firmness standards at time of shipment or be destined for processing. The Red Delicious apple should have 12 pounds of internal pressure. The Golden Delicious apple should have 10 pounds (4.53 kg) of internal pressure. Additionally, Gala and Jonagold varieties must have a minimum of 11 pounds (4.98 kg) of internal pressure. A tolerance of 10% is allowed. Washington is the only growing region in the world with this firmness requirement at time of shipment.
Packaging
The Washington State Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture enforces all of the above regulations. Random apple samples are tested for color, weight, pressure, sugar, quality and condition, before and after harvest to meet state and federal requirements.
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Avocado provides vitamins, including E, folic acid and glutathione, as well as fatty acids like omegas 9,7,6 and 3. The latter is part of the protection against cancer. The list of minerals counts: calcium, copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, selenium, sodium, and zinc.
It is useful in the fight against cholesterol and the prevention of arteriosclerosis; stimulates the formation of collagen; helps keep skin loose and fight aging.
Avocado, considered the most perfect food in the world, is a large yellow-green or reddish-brown fruit, generally pear-shaped, sometimes ovoid or globose, 8-18 cm depending on the variety, with soft pulp and butter consistency.
Benefits for your health: This fruit is suitable for people with high cholesterol and due to diabetes and it is very important to clarify that 70% of these fats are unsaturated (linolenic acid and linoleic acid)
Sodium intake is very low, so people with hypertension can consume it.
It is a powerful natural antioxidant, which reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases and other degenerative diseases such as cancer.
Avocado is the fruit with the highest content of soluble fiber , it helps regulate intestinal transit, and reduces the absorption of cholesterol and sugar in the body, lowering iis blood levels.
They are round berries that measure 4 to 8 cm in diameter and weigh between 80 and 100 gr. They are covered in yellow or red trichomes, which come out as the fruit ripens. The rind is smooth with a deep yellow, reddish yellow or orange color at maturity. The pulp is greenish with a bittersweet taste and numerous seeds. The lulo has a high nutritional value and multiple uses in agribusiness.
Benefits for your health:
The lulo is rich in minerals such as iron, phosphorus, calcium and potassium, which makes it a nutritious fruit. It is also a source of vitamins A, B and C. It has diuretic properties and helps to eliminate toxins from the body, increasing the quantity and quality of hair and the formation of nails. Helps strengthen bones, lower bad cholesterol. It also strengthens the defenses, since it contains beta-carotene and other antioxidants that eliminate bad free radicals, protecting the body from the formation, spread of cancer cells and tumors, and helping to improve the stress of nerve injury.
The cherry is an ovoid or spherical fruit, its dimensions can vary depending on its class or variety, its average size is two centimeters in diameter. The physical characteristics of cherries can vary significantly between its different varieties, which are hundreds of them. You can find red, dark red, deep red, yellow, dark-purple, green cherries, among others, just as the pulp can vary in color depending on the variety.
Benefits for your health:
Cherries have been used as an intestinal cleanser for centuries. They help eliminate toxins, and this is because the pigments that give them their purple color are anthocyanins. The anthocyanins in cherries are very powerful antioxidants. According to studies conducted at the University of Arizona, cherries are the fruit with the highest concentration of flavonoids. The American Association against Alzheimer's includes cherries as part of the beneficial foods for memory thanks to its antioxidants.
Golden berries belong to the Solanaceae family, so they have similar characteristics to the potato, tomato and tobacco family. Its internal structure is similar to a cherry tomato. The golden berry is a semi-acid, round, yellow, sweet and small fruit (it measures between 1.25 and 2 cm in diameter), and comes wrapped in a protective shell.
Benefits for your health:
Physalis is a good source of provitamin A, rich in vitamin C and B. It has an important therapeutic use, since it can purify the blood, tones the optic nerve and is effective in the treatment of cataracts and conditions of the mouth and throat. Due to its diuretic properties, it favors the treatment of prostate problems. Thanks to the flavonoids contained in this fruit, it becomes a natural tranquilizer.
A concentrated coffee drink, delicate, rich in antioxidants, full of energy, with low acidity and that helps the metabolism! This super drink is the result of a cold extraction process quickly made over many hours. Craved a cold brew? I do, I'm going for a very cold gallant.
In the preparation of our cold coffee we use 100% Colombian Arabian coffee beans, as its name indicates, cold brew is a cold infusion process, where many variables play a relevant role in the final result.
Refresh and enjoy the 100% natural flavors to Tropical Fruits, Green Fruits and Red Fruits with Aloe Vera Gel. It has no preservatives or artificial colors.
With an innovative origin we present the best of both worlds refreshing, healthy and with a touch of bubbles that makes it one of a kind.
By drinking a 100% SPARKLING aloe vera drink you provide your body with 9 oz of pure benefit. Let's summarize the most relevant ones:
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3. Levels the sugar level in blood.
Get all the properties of aloe crystals transformed into Gel.
Its multiple properties include those of promoting a healthy digestive system (purifying effect), regenerating skin cells, favoring the regeneration of internal tissues. Forever Aloe Vera Gel is preferred by those who want to maintain a healthy digestive system and a natural energy level.
They are dehydrated fruit infusions without preservatives or additives, it is a 100% natural product. They are products made by mothers with low-income children with cancer.
Our infusions are made from dehydrated fruit that allow you to enjoy all the benefits and nutrients of different tropical and exotic fruits of Andean America in just one cup with water. It is a new 100% healthy alternative for people who do not drink caffeine, who do not drink theine or drinks with added sugars.
Dragon fruit (also known as pitaya or pitahaya) is a vibrant and exotic fruit from the cactus family. Beneath the colorful rind is a succulent bright white or red fruit that contains small edible black seeds. Its subtle sweetness and slightly acidic flavor are similar to that of a melon or kiwi.
Different varieties of dragon fruit will have pink, red, or yellow skin with green-tipped scales. Look for shiny, even-colored skin.
Benefits for your health: High content of antioxidants, calcium, vitamins B and C, iron, protein and fiber; Dragon fruit is as healthy as it is delicious. Like other superfoods, dragon fruit can:
- Prevention of cancer-causing free radicals
- Improve digestion
- Promotes memory and sight.
- Strengthen bones and teeth
- Lower levels of bad cholesterol
Pitahaya or yellow dragon fruit, native to Central America, is an ovoid-shaped fruit with some bumps, yellow at maturity, with small edible black seeds covered with a transparent sweet pulp.
Dragon fruit is a hydrating fruit with high nutritional value.
Advantage:
The amounts of B vitamins it contains help reduce cholesterol levels. Regular consumption, within a balanced diet, helps fight memory loss. By assisting in the absorption of iron in food, dragon fruit helps strengthen bones, teeth, and red blood cells.
Helps fight infection and has antioxidant characteristics. It also reduces the level of uric acid in the blood, preventing gout and has also been know for its laxative effect.
Benefits for you health:
The Pitahaya has a high nutritional value, It contains antioxidants, mucicles, ascorbic acid, phenols and is rich in vitamin C, B , as well as minerals such as calium, phosphorus, iron, and has a high content of water and vegetable protein and soluble fiber. Its seeds contain benefical fatty acids. One of its most outstanding properties is its anti.inflamatory and antioxidant action.
Product Description: Sacha Inchi Oil is obtained 100% from Sacha Inchi grains. Pure product, obtained naturally and without additions of preservatives or additives. Cold pressing that allows the product to keep all the characteristics that the seed possesses.
Product Benefits: Excellent source of poly unsaturated fatty acids, with high Omega 3 (45% - 51%), Omega 6 (30 40%) and Omega 9 (9%) 9%), this combination is responsible of neurocognitive faculties (intelligence and senses). Naturally contains antioxidants.
Main uses: Ingredient for food industry, direct consumption as table oil for salad dressing and other preparations preferably used cold.
Flavors: Natural, Thyme, Rosemary or Oregano.
The edible fruit has a dark reddish purple rind when ripe. Its seed is recalcitrant. Botanically an aril, the fragrant edible flesh is sweet and sour, with a citrus flavor and peach texture. The mangosteen is closely related to other edible tropical fruits, such as the button mangosteen and the lemon drop mangosteen.9 Botanically, it is not related to the mango.
Benefits for your health:
This fruit is considered one of the most powerful antioxidants that nature can provide us. In addition, it is antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and slims among other benefits. This fruit is capable of fighting allergies thanks to the substances called alpha mangosteen and gamma mangosteen that inhibit the release of histamine. It has been studied that the Mangosteen extract seems to inhibit the development of some types of cancer as it improves our defenses against bacteria and infections.
Tahiti lemon, slightly oval, seedless and with an acid flavor provides high levels of vitamin C, ideal for strengthening the immune system; It contains B vitamins, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene and vitamin A.
It has all the nutrients of citrus fruits, with less sugar. It is digestive and purified from the blood. The presence of antioxidants increases the life of good cholesterol by preventing its oxidation, making it an ideal fruit to counteract poor circulation, bad cholesterol and arteriosclerosis.
Benefits for tour health:
Colds and flu. The high supply of vitamins helps the respiratory system fight illnesses ranging from simple cold, hoarseness or tonsillitis to pneumonia, flu or asthma. They can be fought with lemon juice sweetened with honey. Antirviral. It is effective against cold and flu viruses. Intestinal cleansing Drinking a cup of warm water with the juice of a lemon on an empty stomach will help us to activate the intestines, improving its pumping as well as cleaning and disinfecting the entire intestinal tract. This therapy also detoxifies the liver. Anti-tumor. It has anti-cancer components that prevent the division of cancer cells, so it would be advisable to include it in our daily diet as a prevention in addition to being a powerful antioxidant. Eliminates liver and gallbladder stones. Balances the pH. Although lemon is acidic, it has an alchaling effect on the body, making it very beneficial for the brain and nervous system. In the lemon peel is tengeretin, a phytonutrient that is effective against disorders of the brain and nervous system, such as Parkinson's. Convenient to use the shell
The fruit is an ovoid berry of 4 to 8 cm x 3 to 5 cm, with a long peduncle on which the flower calyx persists. The skin is smooth, red or orange at maturity, with lighter colored streaks. The pulp is juicy, somewhat acidic, orange to red in color, with numerous seeds. The fruits are edible, and can be eaten raw directly or in salads or preferably cooked to prepare juices, sweets and desserts.
Benefits for your health:
Rich in vitamins. The tree tomato is a fruit very rich in vitamins, among which are provitamin A, B6, vitamin C and E.
Rich in fiber. Its consumption helps in the regulation of the intestinal tract, making the digestive system stay healthy.
Rich in minerals. Among which are calcium, iron, phosphorus and magnesium.
High antioxidant action. From which our immune system and our vision benefit.
The fruit is edible, round or pear-shaped, between 3 to 10 cm in diameter (up to 12 cm in select crops). It has a thin and delicate rind, pale green to yellow in the mature stage in some species, pink to red in others, creamy white or orange flesh with many small hard seeds and a strong characteristic aroma.
Benefits for your health:
In addition to its delicious flavor, sweet with an acid touch, and its smooth texture, this fruit has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, astringent and antiseptic properties, among others. It is also rich in vitamins, particularly vitamin C, 7 times more than an orange!
Mango, native to India, one of the most delicious fruits in the world, refreshing texture, smooth and sweet taste. Its color varies between orange and yellow with a weight between 200 and 550 gr depending on the variety.
Benefits for your health:
The main vitamins present in Mango are: Group A, B, E and K. As for minerals, it contains potassium and phosphorus. In addition, it is one of the fruits with the highest concentration of antioxidants, so it increases defense in the body. Thanks to its potassium content, it also helps control blood pressure. Helps counteract hypotension and has skin care benefits. It is recommended for pregnant women to help prevent cervical cancer.
Papaya is a tropical fruit that is consumed mainly for its pulp, which is usually orange in color and has a sweet and juicy flavor. Its dried seeds are also used. It can be taken as fresh fruit, cooked or in various preparations such as ice cream, soft drinks and jellies. It is a low calorie and highly digestive food.
Benefits for your health:
With half a papaya, almost twice the daily needs of vitamin C and a quarter of provitamin A are covered in the form of beta-carotene. 38% of the contribution of folic acid is also satisfied, and almost 20% of vitamin E.
Papaya has a hidden asset: papain, a proteolytic enzyme, named for its ability to break down proteins.
Papaya is also rich in potassium; half a piece provides the sixth part that the body needs per day of this mineral. In addition, it provides soluble fiber, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, alpha linolenic acid (from the family of omega 3 oils), alkaloids that regulate blood pressure; phenols and lycopene, with antioxidant action.
Gulupa is a perennial, semi-woody, vine-like plant with great vegetative vigor. Its structure is determined by the main stem from which numerous lateral branches are derived. Its coloration is a homogeneous bright purple with a round and firm shape. Its flavor is bittersweet and refreshing with an intense and exotic aroma.
Benefits for you health: Its main components are vitamins A, B1, B2, B3 and ascorbic acid. It is a source of calcium fiber, phosphorus, iron, protein and magnesium, This fruit can be used to help you sleep. The leaves contain alkaloids that are used to lower blood pressure. Iy also help improve digestive functions.
Harvest practices
The gulupa fruits are taken directly from the plant. Fruits that have fallen should not be collected to avoid generating contamination with microorganisms edaphic; you must try to have adequate conditions hygiene when handling the product, using gloves to avoid damaging its shell and minimize handling contamination.
The product is collected in plastic baskets of 60 x 40 x 25 cm and with a capacity of 15 kg, avoiding pressure between the fruits. In the collection centers the product is received, its classification in smooth, clean and disinfected countertops. Storage should be done in disinfected baskets to avoid contamination that later affects the quality of the fruit.
Granadilla belongs to the passion fruit family. It is circular in shape, weighs between 110 and 125gr and has a diameter between 5 and 7.5cms. The rind is strong, thick and smooth orange in color. The pulp consists of small black, edible seeds covered with a juicy, crystalline, transparent and jelly-like mass. Its flavor is sweet and has a pleasant aroma.
Benefits for your health:
The passion fruit is an excellent source of potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron and fiber. It helps provide essential vitamins for the body such as vitamin B1, B2, C and provitamin A. It also contains protein and carbohydrates.
The consumption of granadilla is recommended for the stabilization of the nerves, since it works as a sedative or natural tranquilizer. Its juice is used as a digestive stimulant, it also controls acidity and helps ulcers heal.
The passionflower fruit is an oval or round berry, between 4 and 10 cm in diameter, fibrous and juicy, covered with a thick, waxy, delicate and inedible rind. The pulp has a lot of little seeds. The color presents great differences between varieties; the most frequent in the countries of origin is yellow, but, due to its superior visual appeal, the red, intense orange or purple fruit is usually exported to European and North American markets.
Benefits for your health:
This fruit is a good source of provitamin A, vitamin C, and minerals like potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium. Vitamin A is essential for the skin, hair, mucous membranes, bones, vision and the immune system. Vitamin C favors the absorption of iron and is essential in the formation of bones, red blood cells, collagen and teeth.
The pear is a juicy, fleshy fruit and one of the most important produced in temperate regions. It grows from 2 to 20 m in height and its fruit is the pear. It lives for an average of 65 years, although it can reach 400. Deep woody roots, erect trunk, gray with cracked bark. Ovate leaves up to 10 cm long, with a glossy dark green upper surface and yellow petioles. White or pinkish-white flowers with petals of up to 1.5 cm in corymbs of 3 to 7. The fruit is an edible pommel, from green to brown.
Benefits for your health:
Pears have a large amount of vitamins, such as A, B1, B2, B3, C, E and K. It is rich in folic acid, copper, phosphorus, potassium, boron, calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium and sulfur. The fiber in pears tends to accumulate in bile acid, which, excess accumulation in the intestine, is what usually increases the risk of colorectal cancer, as well as intestinal problems, therefore, pear fiber in contact with bile acid helps you prevent colon cancer.
Its fruit, with its peculiar shape and appearance, does not seem to mantain that delicious fragrant and juicy pulp that has a bittersweet flavor at the same time. But yes, it is a delicious fruit that we enjoy eating as a fruit, as it is, or as an ingredient in our favorite dishes and desserts.
The pineapple has a cylindrical shape, a scaly brown rind, a crown of spiny leaves, and a yellow pulp.
This is exotic fruit is formed from many small fruits that are melted together.
Benefits for you health:
Pineapple is rich in nutrients that benefits our helath, with vitamins: C, B1, B6, B9 and minerals: Potasium, magnesium, lodine, copper, magnase bromelain enzyme that helps metabolize food and is therefore used in medicine to treat gastrointestinal problems.
It has diuretic, detixifying, antacid, anti-inflamatory properties rich in fiber.
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