Exotic Fruit from Colombia
Colombia, Rich in Biodiversity
Colombia is one of 17 the megadiverse countries, and the most biodiverse per square metre on the planet.
A Wealth of Exotic Fruit
Colombia has over 100 exotic fruits, with Mora and Lulo, 2 of the nations favourite fruits for jugos en agua o leche.
Dried Fruits
Dried fruits are an ever more popular, convenient and healthy way to enjoy the fruits, without the addition of sugar.
Pitaya, Yellow Dragon Fruit
Mango
Mango, the apple of the tropics, is a very firm favourite: sweet, irresistable and delicious.
Pineapple
Pineapple follows very close in popularity, with its sweet, tangy familiar flavour.
Banana
Dried Banana is a deep rich caramel, with a lovely soft texture and easy to chew.
Pitaya or Yellow Dragon Fruit (Photo: Roei Tabak*)
But how about exploring exotic fruit a little further and deeper to discover more Colombian flavours and textures?
Pitaya, yellow dragon fruit, when dried, has a gentle sweetness, with a unique texture, a little like biscuit but so much healthier.
The Goldenberry, Uchuva or Physalis, dried as a sultana, adds a pop of flavour to cereals, salads, fruit salads, cakes & muffins.
Goldenberrry, Uchuva or Physalis (Photo: Ivar Leidus*)
Cultivating Peace
Our company’s mission is to bring the amazing exotic flavours of Colombia to the UK and reinvest with our supply partners.
Our vision is to create a virtuous circle of health and reinvest in wholesome rural development, see 6.5 min video below.
Fabulous Flavours
Our company has worked for years offering Colombian lulo, mora & maracuya purees to top London cocktail bars; a national restaurant chain and ethical ice cream suppliers in the UK.
After the pandemic, we started over with 5-a-Day Dried Fruits.
Natural Energy Boost
Our Dried Fruit supplier is a WFTO member, set up to employ single mothers of families displaced by conflict and pay a fair price to smallholder farmers.
They now generate fair income for 384 families of smallholder farmers & workers in their plant.
*Thanks to the Photographers and Wikimedia for making these photos available through: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en