Mandarin Clemenvilla
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Also known as mandarin Nova, it is a hybrid of clementine and tangelo (and the latter, in turn, of mandarin and grapefruit), from which it inherits a point of acidity and, occasionally, some shades of blood. Ovoid in shape, its average size is larger than that of most mandarins and at the same volume it also weighs more. It has smooth and shiny skin, thin thickness and its color is intense orange tending to reddish. Many consider it the delicatessen of mandarins for its extraordinary flavor, fine estopa and large amount of juice, although it is not peeled as easily as other mandarins. Like most mandarins, it can have a few seeds due to cross-pollination. Fantastic table mandarin although because it has a lot of juice it can also be used for this purpose.
CALIBER:
The average caliber of this variety is usually large, the vast majority of pieces are above 60 mm. The minimum commercial caliber in Naranjas de Cullera for this variety is 54 mm.
DURABILITY:
Once harvested, it is better preserved and for longer than other mandarins, up to 30 days, always following our instructions for its conservation: remove them immediately from the box, spread them on a large surface, with temperature and humidity not extreme, without direct sunlight or heat sources, and discarding any piece that may spoil. This is a general rule, taking into account that they are perishable and without post-harvest treatments, it is also possible that some piece will spoil before 30 days.
POSSIBLE INCONVENIENCES:
The shell is hard and gives it a certain difficulty to peel it with your hands. In advanced stages of ripening, the pulp tends to dry out. The presence of seeds is occasional, although in such a case it can be remarkable.
Lemons
We serve lemons of the Eureka and Vernia varieties. These varieties have few differences between them,
sometimes even more similar to lemons of different varieties than lemons of the same variety. They are
of medium or small size. They are spherical or oval in shape with a short nipple, and have a smooth,
thin rind. The pulp is juicy with a high juice content. They have a long post-harvest life, of about
30 days or even more.
Its harvesting period is, depending on the year, from the beginning of December to mid-April.
Conventional farming
These fruits come from conventional farming, which means they may have
received conventional treatments during their production. Once harvested,
they are only cleaned with a cloth before being marketed. No waxes, fungicides,
or other preservatives are added to them. The treatments applied by
our farmers exclusively use products authorized by the EU. Nevertheless, a
significant portion of the fruits we serve comes from orchards that have
not received any pesticide treatments.