Apple

Introduction

Red crunchy apples are grown in naturally controlled temperature, cultivating a most fragrant aroma and sweetest flavor that would be a delight to any of taste buds. Apple is a mountainous region fruit often described as "living plant organ" when on the tree and continues its life even after harvest.

In the diverse conditions of Balochistan, in Pakistan, its uplands are ideally suited for the production of apples in a comparatively disease free environment. Altaf & Khammas Trading Co. imports the traditional variety of apples namely Golden delicious, Turkulu and Amri. August to December represent the peak harvest season for Apples.

Apples are packed normally in cartons or in wooden cases. Shipment can only be made in reefer containers.

Did You Know?

Apples belong to the rose family.
There are more then 7,000 varieties of apples grown in the worls.
Apple trees need to rest for about 900-1000 hours at below 45 o F to properly flower and fruit.
If 100 apple trees are grown from the seeds of one tree, they will all be different

Nutritional Facts

Every 100g of apple (or its freshly squeezed juice) contains:

Consituent	Golden Delicious	Turkulu	Amiri
Moisture %	84.49	82.15	18.50
Ash %	01.06	01.69	01.29
Avg. Vol / Fruit (ml)	99.08	89.48	129.00
Avg. Wt. / Fruit (gm)	77.89	70.401	104.62
Brix %	10.25	70.41	16.75
pH value	04.03	04.59	04.07
Fat %	00.22	00.07	00.22
Fibre %	05.06	02.59	05.89
Protein %	00.44	00.47	00.47
Reducing Sugar %	11.29	10.74	10.34
Non-reducing sugar %	04.41	04.09	03.87
Pectin %	00.51	00.59	00.58
Ascorbic Acid mg/100mg	03.51	04.32	03.44
Sodium mg/100mg	07.75	12.49	08.69
Potassium mg/100mg	03.43	73.01	82.53
Calcium mg/100mg	51.51	16.11	15.31
Magnessium mg/100mg	13.69	07.72	08.11
Iron mg/100mg	03.88	04.46	05.63
Phosporous mg/100mg	08.20	17.46	15.09

Availability

Golden delicious is available from October to December
Turkulu is available from September to December
Amri is available from October to January

Introduction

Did You Know

Nutritional Facts