FRUITS

México es interpretado como el mítico “cuerno de la abundancia”, no sólo por su silueta, sino porque en éste país se encuentran todos los climas y suelos, lo que permite una amplia biodiversidad y oportunidades de cultivo para todas las plantas frutales.

 

 

LYCHEE (LITCHI CHINENSIS)

Lychee is the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae.

It is a tropical tree native to the Guangdong and Fujian provinces of southeastern China, where cultivation is documented from the 11th century. China is the main producer of lychees, followed by India, other countries in Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, Madagascar and South Africa.

 Since the late twentieth century, Latin America has become a producer of significance.

A tall evergreen tree, the lychee bears small fleshy fruits. The outside of the fruit has has a visually attractive red color and a thick, roughly textured and inedible skin covering. sweet flesh eaten in many different dessert dishes. Lychee is rich in vitamin C and essential minerals for the body. It is consumed mainly fresh, although it can also be frozen, canned and dehydrated.

The history of lychee in Mexico begins at the end of the 19th century when about 500 workers arrived from China to work temporarily on the railroads, and later they settled down to grow fruits and vegetables. 

Sinaloa was one of the states that received the most Chinese workers, there they settled and began to cultivate the lands, thus beginning the cultivation of lychee on Mexican lands. Today Sinaloa is the sixth largest producer of this fruit nationwide.

Although it is a striking and sweet fruit, it was until the 70s and 80s that lychee production became commercially established and its cultivation spread throughout the country. Currently its cultivation is carried out in 13 states of the Mexican Republic, where Veracruz, Puebla and Oaxaca are the main producers of the fruit.

Regarding its production, in 2018 more than 4 thousand hectares were destined for the cultivation of lychee, which generated almost 28 thousand 200 tons of this fruit.

Currently its cultivation is carried out in 13 states of the Mexican Republic, where Veracruz, Puebla and Oaxaca are the main producers of the fruit.

 

Being located in the northern highlands of the state of Puebla and adjacent to the central region of the state of Veracruz, it is natural that we contribute our agro-industrial export experience to offer you the best quality lychee for human consumption.

 

 

 

SEEDLESS LIMES (CITRUS LATIFOLIA)

Persian lime (Citrus × latifolia), is also known by other common names such as seedless lime, Bearss lime and Tahiti lime, is a citrus fruit species of hybrid origin, known only in cultivation. The Persian lime is a triploid cross between key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia) and lemon (Citrus limon). Although there are other citrus species that are referred to as “limes”, the Persian lime is the most widely cultivated lime species commercially, and accounts for the largest share of the fruits sold as limes. The fruit turns yellow as it ripens, but it is universally sold while still green.

 

Seedless limes were first cultivated on a large scale during the Persian empire (in what is now Iran) when Persia was introduced into the Arab culture, the consumption of seedless lime spread to the Iberian Peninsula, from where it reached Mexico during the Spanish conquest.

By the XX Century, at the 80’s; the seedless limes production in Mexico did not reach 40,000 metric tons, that’s when it began to increase with a view to its export to the United States; By the 90’s, its production reached 90,000 tons and by the year 2000 it already reached 250,000 tons per year


Currently, seedless limes production in Mexico has the capacity to exceed 500,000 metric tons each year. And Mexican other citrus fruits production is over 2 million tons each year.

 

CORIANDER (CORIANDRUM SATIVUM)

Coriandrum sativum, popularly called coriander, cilantro, chinese parsley or dania, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking It is the only species of the genus Coriandrum, which is also the only member of the Coriandreae tribe.


Its origins seem uncertain, although it is generally considered native to northern Africa and southern Europe.


Annual plant that reaches about 40 or 60 cm in height. It has erect stems, compound leaves, white flowers and aromatic fruits. It is commonly used in Mediterranean, Indian, Latin American, Chinese and Southeast Asian cuisine. All parts of the plant are edible, but fresh leaves and dried seeds are generally used.


In Mexico its use is very extensive, it is used in the preparation of meat tacos, salads as “pico de gallo”, sauces and moles, flavoring in soups and broths, and fresh and chopped as a dressing of different types of appetizers.


Cultivation takes place in a temperate climate with temperatures between 15-18º C. in volcanic, siliceous-clay and calcareous soils. at altitudes from zero to 1,000 meters above sea level

PARSLEY (PETROSELINUM CRISPUM)

Petroselinum crispum – Parsley – Perejil – Is an herbaceous plant, its cultivation has been known for more than 300 years but nowadays it is cultivated throughout the world making it an essential herb in gastronomy.

Originally from the eastern Mediterranean, it was used by Romans and Greeks for aromatic purposes in gastronomy and healing in medicine, Then called Petroselinum from the Greek πετροσέλινον (rock-celery). Gladiators used parsley as a source of cunning and strength, the Romans also used it in the form of a crown to reduce the ethyl state.


Today parsley is used as an essential ingredient of international cuisine, bringing flavor, visual appeal and all its properties to many dishes, being versatile it can be consumed raw in salads, or drink it in teas or juices, it is an excellent accompaniment to red and white meats, vegetables, seafood and fish, it also adds a touch of elegance to the dishes.

In Mexico its production amounts to more than 6,000 tons per year, being grow in moist, well-drained soils, with full sun, at temperatures between 22–30 °C. It is widely consumed as an ingredient in stews and medicinal treatments.

It grows as a biennial crop, in the first year, it forms a rosette of tripinnate leaves 10–25 cm long with numerous 1–3 cm leaflets, and a taproot used as a food store over the winter. In the second year, it grows a flowering stem to 75 cm (30 in) tall with sparser leaves and flat-topped 3–10 cm diameter umbels with numerous 2 mm diameter yellow to yellowish-green flowers. The seeds are ovoid, 2–3 mm long, with prominent style remnants at the apex.

BASIL (OCIMUM BASILICUM)

The Basil (Genus Ocimum) of the family Lamiaceae, is an aromatic herb grown for millennia from central Africa to Southeast Asia. Its origin is presumed in what are now Iran Pakistan and India. it has approximately 150 native species disseminated from almost all the tropical regions of the world.


The scientific name given by Linneo in 1753; derives from the ancient Greek, Ocimum comes from “okimon” name used by the great botanists of ancient times Theophrastus and Dioscorides to refer to the aromatic characteristic of this herb and the epithet basilicum, from “basilikon” that it means “royal, majestic plant”.

Among its applications stand out. The oil of Ocimum basilicum in perfumery and aromatherapy. It is also recognized for its wide use as a medicinal plant to treat cold, digestion, nausea, migraine, insomnia, acne, loss of smell and snake bites among other medical conditions.


In Mexico, Ocimum basilicum grows all year long due to wide adaptability to our tropical climates and the fertile, permeable and humid soils with convenient sunny position, also helpful that this plat can be propagated by seeds or by stakes, and has excellent growth rate in Mexican soils.



COFFEE (COFFEA ARABICA / CANEPHORA)

“Cafés Tostaditos Degar” offers green coffee beans, from the northern sierra of Puebla and the central region of Veracruz states in Mexico.

This land´s volcanic soil, allow us to grow up an unique crop, with caracteristic taste and aroma. 

  

With strains of the best quality of creole, bourbon and caturra varieties, accompanied with a polished and careful production process.

we also offer our finest roasted coffe in sealed-breatable bags presentations with 500 and 1,000 grams.