WHITE PULP NECTARINES
White-pulp nectarines are available on the market from July to September.
The particularity of this fruit is that it is very scented.
The more wide-spread varieties in Italy of white nectarines are Caldesi 2000, Caldesi 2010 and Snow Queen.

THE CALENDAR FOR WHITE PULP VARIETY

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Harvest period

Market presence

MINIMUM QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS
Appearance
Entire, sound, clean and regularly shaped fruit.
Homogeneous ripening and appearance.

Colour
Skin: on yellow-green surface, an intense brilliant red colour.
Pulp: white, with red pigmentation around the stone.

Shape
Oval-round shape, slightly assymetrical.

Flavor and texture
Very firm pulp, very flavourable with intense scent, slightly acidulous.

Refraction index
Up to July 15^th>=10
From July 16th to July 31^st >=10.5
After July 31^st >=11

Sale period
From July 10^th to September 20^th

Storage
At a temperature of 10-12°C, this fruit can be stored for 96 hours from harvesting.
At temperatures of 1-2 degrees, these varieties of nectarines can be conserved from 7 to 15 days.

Handling
Delicate fruit, incorrect handling may make the skin brown and damage the pulp.
Therefore, this fruit should not be sold in crates or packaging that entail considerable handling.

Things to avoid
Do not stack the product to avoid damage.
Due to the delicate nature of the fruit, a small quantity should be displayed at a time in order to avoid over-handling by customers.
The displayed product should also be rotated frequently.
Rapid changes in temperature are not particularly harmful.

YELLOW PULP NECTARINES
Yellow-pulp nectarines are available on the market from June to September.
The most well-known varieties in Italy of yellow nectarines are the Spring Red, Indipendence, Stark Red Gold, Maria Aurelia, Maria Laura, Maygrand, Aurelio Grand, Armking and Venus.

THE CALENDAR FOR YELLOW PULP VARIETY

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

Harvest period

Market presence

MINIMUM QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS
Appearance
Entire, sound, clean fruits.
Homogeneous ripening and appearance.

Colour
Skin: on light-yellow surface, at times with tendencies towards green, intense red, sometimes dark. Covers at least 60% of the surface.
Pulp: yellow, bright yellow, pigmented with red.

Shape
From round to oval, slightly asymmetrical.

Flavor and texture
Pulp: non fibrous. Good flavour and scent, slightly acidulous.

Refraction index
Up to July 15^th>=10
From July 16th to July 31^st >=10.5
After July 31^st >=11

Sale period
From June 20^th to September 20^th

Storage
At a temperature of 8°C, this fruit can be stored for 72 hours from arrival at the warehouse.
At temperatures of 3-4°C, this variety can be maintained up to 5 days from the arrival of the goods.

Handling
Fruit that is fairy resistant to handling.
Can be stacked as long as this is done with due care.

Things to avoid
Avoid turning the crates of fruit over on the counters in order to avoid bruising.
Take care that customers do not over-handle the fruit and avoid rapid changes in temperature, which create condensation on the fruit and shorten their life-time.

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