Eve Apples
The Eve Apple is a new apple on the Australian market, easily identified by its bright red skin. What makes the Eve apple so unique is its delicate balance of flavours which makes Eve the perfect eating apple and a favourite with the whole family. The firmness and superb white flesh of Eve also make […]
Sundowner Apples
Sundowner is very much a warm-climate apple. That means it needs long hot summers to ripen, but it also has a low-chill requirement so it can tolerate winters where temperatures are rarely below freezing. (Apples originated in mountainous central Asia and need a period of very cold weather each winter as part of their annual […]
Jazz Apples
Launched in Australia April 2009, Jazz Apples are the super fruit product with the best qualities from its parent varieties, Gala and Braeburn. Blushing a red/pink colour, Jazz Apples provide crunchiness on the outside and an unforgettable flavour combination of tangy and sweet on the inside. As a seasonal variety, Jazz™ Apple lovers can taste the […]
Fuji Apples
Fuji is surely one of the more attractive modern apple varieties. Its main characteristic is the lovely pink speckled flush over a yellow-green background. It is also crisp and juicy, with dull white flesh which snaps cleanly. The flavor is predominantly sweet, very refreshing.
Red Delicious Apples
This one’s a classic – America’s favourite snacking apple. The heart-shaped fruit is bright red and sometimes striped. Crunchy with a mildly sweet flavour, Reds are also great in salads.
Golden Delicious Apples
Golden Delicious has a bright yellow to golden skin colour, sometimes with a pink tinge. It is at its best when the skin turns from green to gold. It is excellent as an eating apple, with its crisp, creamy, white flesh, which is sweet, tasty and juicy. Golden Delicious originated in 1912 in West Virginia, USA.Being a […]
Royal Gala Apple
Royal Gala are characterised by a blush of pink of the skin, the colour varies from yellow to almost orange with deep orange stripes. Gala is a round sweet apple that fits nicely into a child’s hand. It is dense, sweet, aromatic and juicy with a white flesh. Gala apples can be eaten fresh, included in salads […]
Granny Smith Apples
Granny Smith is one of the best cooking apples with a sensational tart, tangy flavour. When fully mature the sweetness level of this popular apple increases. This Australian native was discovered in 1868 as a chance seedling by “Granny” Anne Smith of Ryde, New South Wales. One parent might have been a French Crab Apple. Grannys […]
Mexican Mangoes
Mexican mangoes for Australian import are sweet and colourful. Mangoes are available in a range of sizes and varieties. They are grown in tropical climates and contain high levels of Vitamins A and C.Their buttery flesh is not fibrous, and they have a thin pit. Their flesh is a deep yellow and high in sugar and […]
Blood Oranges
This crimson-red pigment so adored in the blood orange comes from the blood oranges unique ability to produce Anthocyanins which is extremely rare for Citrus fruits. Anthocyanin, most commonly found in berries such as the blueberry, flowering plants and red wine (derived from red grapes) is one of the most powerful phyto-chemicals known in the […]
Raspberries
Also known as Rubus idaeus, the raspberry belongs to the same botanical family as the rose and the blackberry. The diversity of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phytonutrients in raspberries is truly remarkable, and few commonly eaten fruits are able to provide us with greater diversity.
Blueberries
For many centuries, Native Americans gathered fresh blueberries from the forests of North America. Even then, blueberries were revered for their medicinal properties and were consumed year round – either fresh or preserved. Blueberries are a delicate fruit and are generally picked by hand in Australia. These antioxidant packed berries often command a premium price […]
Bananas – QLD
Bananas are Australia’s largest fresh horticulture crop, selling more than any other fruit on the market. With fruit available year-round, bananas are important to the economy in many regions of Queensland. Queensland produced about 93% of Australia’s bananas in 2011-12. Far North Queensland – between Babinda and Cardwell and across the Atherton Tableland – accounts […]
Avocado
The avocado (Persea americana) is a tree native to Mexico and Central America, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel. Avocado or alligator pear also refers to the fruit, botanically a large berry that contains a single seed. Avocados are commercially valuable and are cultivated in tropical and […]
Apricot
Apricots are those beautifully orange colored fruits full of beta-carotene and fiber that are one of the first signs of summer. Although dried and canned apricots are available year-round, fresh apricots with a plentiful supply of vitamin C and are in season in North America from May through August. Any fresh fruit you see during […]
Apple : Pink Lady
Large with a firm, sweet, crisp juicy flesh. Excellent in salads, sauces and pies. Cripps Pink (sold as Pink Lady™) has a pink blush over a greenish yellow base skin. Known as the Queen of apples, it is a crisp apple with a dense, firm flesh and an excellent, almost effervescent flavour. Cripps Pink (sold […]
Apple : Granny Smith
A hard apple with a crisp tart flavour perfect for baking, freezing, salads, sauces and pies. Granny Smith is one of the best cooking apples with a sensational tart, tangy flavour. When fully mature the sweetness level of this popular apple increases. This Australian native was discovered in 1868 as a chance seedling by “Granny” […]
Bananas
Bananas are believed to have originated up to 10,000 years ago and some scientists believe they may have been the world’s first fruit. The first bananas are thought to have grown in the region that includes the Malaya Peninsula, Indonesia, the Philippines and New Guinea. From here, traders and travelers took them to India, Africa […]