Overview
Professional Produce is proud to carry all the varieties of in-season Apples. Our best sellers are usually the Granny Smith, for pies and tarts. Our clients also like the subtle flavors of the Jonathan to round out salads and fruit bowls. Please contact us to learn what we have in our state-of-art Los Angeles warehouse.
Varieties
Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, McIntosh, Rome Beauty, Jonathan, Winesap, Ida Red, Empire, and Granny Smith.
U.S. Grades
U.S. Extra Fancy, U.S. Fancy, U.S. No. 1, U.S. No. 1 Early, U.S. No. 1 Hail, Utility and Combination Grades. Grade continues to be a major factor in apple sales contracts.
Growing Regions and Season
U.S. Extra Fancy, U.S. Fancy, U.S. No. 1, U.S. No. 1 Early, U.S. No. 1 Hail, Utility and Combination Grades. Grade continues to be a major factor in apple sales contracts.
Temperature
USDA recommended storage 30° to 40° F. (-1.1° to 4.4° C.) Approximate freezing point 30.0° F. (-1.1° C.)
Transport Apples at the same temperature as maintained in the storage facility. Elevation of temperature will accelerate the dormant ripening process, and lower temperatures may result in chilling injury. Storage apples are more easily bruised than non-storage apples. To achieve year-around availability a good percentage are placed in controlled atmosphere storage facilities which require constant monitoring of both temperature and gases with oxygen regulated at between 2% and 3% and CO2 at 1% to 2%. Since apples produce ethylene, which enhances ripening, it is also necessary to remove the ethylene from the storage facilities. Controlled storage techniques not only greatly arrest the ripening process, but also control both pathogens and insects. It is extremely important to remember that the atmosphere in these facilities will not support human life.
