It is produced in organic or integrated citrus groves, with the characteristic of the neighboring areas of uncultivated land and pasture, in which the cultivation of the different varieties of orange (navelino, tarocco, moro, sanguinello, valencia) are prevalent. The production areas are: Piana di Catania where the IGP red orange is sourced, the coasts and valleys of the Agrigento area where the IGP blonde orange riberella is produced.
The orange plant has a medium-long flowering, around 15-20 days, depending on the climate and the variety of plant, in the months of April and May, a period in which the flowers give off an intense scent, especially in the early morning and in evening on beautiful spring days.
Orange honey has an intense aroma, delicate and aromatic flavor, very light color, which becomes more white with crystallization, which occurs spontaneously a few months after harvest.
Produced in spontaneous crops in Sicily-Calabria.
Organoleptic characteristics
- Flowering period: April / May
- Physical state: Spontaneous crystallization, it appears after crystallization, fine and creamy, easily spreadable
- Physical state: Spontaneous crystallization, it appears after crystallization, fine and creamy, easily spreadable
- Odor: Intense from the scent of orange flowers, floral
- Taste: Sweet and aromatic, slightly acidic
Nutritional information
- Energy: Kj 1375/Kcal 324
- Fats: 0g (saturates 0g)
- Carbohydrates 80,3g (sugars 0g)
- Protein: 0,6g
- Salt: 0g
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