Organic jujube compote 210g

Organic jujube compote 210g

To go crazy with joy was an exclamation of surprise and joy used when everyone knew what jujubes were. When they were available. Now it is a fruit that is on the verge of extinction and is certainly rare and ancient. Our grandparents and parents talked about them, but today they are being rediscovered more and more. A small and slow return to the traditions and history of Italian fruit that, unfortunately, suffers from strongly globalizing and homogenizing markets. The jujube is also called Chinese date. The fruit of the jujube tree has a flavor similar to that of an apple. Its sweetness increases significantly if it is left to dry slightly, until it resembles the taste of a date.

85% fruit used, 40% total sugars

Produced in a facility that uses nuts, celery, and mustard.

Organic jujube compote 210g: How is it produced

Fontana Bio, Veneto

Erica Fontana has chosen her land in Arcè. A lawyer who could not resist the call of the most simple and genuine nature. In love since childhood with the work of the fields and the miracle of life among the fruit trees of her father. The family business was established in the early 1900s on the banks of the Adige near the town of Pescantina, particularly in the hamlet of Roncà. The green and blue of the waters fused together with a wild nature made of linden trees, mulberries, brambles along the banks, and still wild elderberries. A small paradise where the Fontana family has been applying a strict organic protocol since 1996 in deep respect for their mother earth. Simple and daily actions that accompany the seasons of agricultural life. A beautiful ancient courtyard with a renovated farmhouse that still smells of its history. An enchanted oasis where Erica, in her rubber boots, walks through the fields and visits her plants, taking care of them. From her fruits and vegetables, she has prepared her creations of preserves, jams, creams, juices, and syrups. Recipes known within the walls of the countryside farmhouse, passed down from her grandmother and mother, and now stored in the glass jars. Erica is excited every time she opens one…

Ingredients Organic jujube compote 210g

Nutritional values