Dried apples - Import export

Ekoterra offers dried apples are made by drying fresh apples in continuous tunnels to a final humidity of around 2%. Among the many varieties we can offer the most commonly requested ones are Golden, Granny Smith, Pink lady, and a specific Italian variety Imperatore. Our capacity is in our ability to custom-make and choose apple varieties from controlled agriculture initiatives in the Isparta area. The end result is a dehydrated product with more than 60% skin color and very white pulp. Ekoterra offers a dried apple portfolio ranging from low humidity (2%) to medium humidity (20%), with or without peel, and with or without additional preservatives (sulfur dioxide). We offer different forms and varieties suitable for breakfast cereals, bakery, and snack industries.

Dry extract of annurca apple (Malus pumila Miller cultivar Annurca) Annurca apple extract is a concentrated polyphenolic extract obtained through aqueous extraction of the fruit. The Annnurca apple is a protected variety with PGI designation, which is grown in the Campania region in Southern Italy. The fruit: Annurca apples are very rich source of polyphenols, in particular flavonoids, which give the fruit its strong antioxidant properties. The fruit is smaller than the other apple varieties and has a pleasant acidulous and scented taste. The Annurca apple has been grown in Campania for at least two thousand years. Some paintings discovered in the excavations of Ercolano are a proof of its close relation with the Roman civilisation and the Campania Felix in particular. With a production of little more than 60,000 tons a year on average, the Annurca apple accounts for 80% of the apple production in Campania and approximately 5% of the national production.