Shelled Donna Francesca

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Mandorla Filippo Cea
“DONNA FRANCESCA” SHELLED
100% ITALIAN - ORGANICAL LEADING TO BIOLOGICAL

Filippo Cea is the "elected" almond for pastry in the more refined cuisine. Incomparable, if not indispensable, in the preparation of sweets, almond flour, almond milk and marzipan, which is the main ingredient of the famous Martorana fruit and also the wrapper for the Sicilian cassata. Widely used as a snack in the toasted, salted and coated version.

Filippo Cea is the "elected" almond for pastry in the more refined cuisine. Incomparable, if not indispensable, in the preparation of sweets, almond flour, almond milk and marzipan, which is the main ingredient of the famous Martorana fruit and also the wrapper for the Sicilian cassata. Widely used as a snack in the toasted, salted and coated version.

Cultivars(varieties): Filippo Cea or Toritto's almond
Region of production: Italy, Puglia region, exclusively in Francesca Dellorusso's farm in the countryside of Toritto and Bitonto (BA).
Almond altitude: 200 -400 m above the sea level, at the foot of the Bari's Murgia.
Harvest: September - October;
Picking technique: Directly from the tree with mechanical aids on to special nets.
Drying and storage: sun dried in shell, and stored in drilled boxes of approx 250 kg.
Shelling and selection: the shelling, the separation and seizing are all mechanical the nuts are then all hand selected
Colour: Reddish brown;
Impurity: free from parts of plants, free from insects (dead or alive), or animal contamination.
Bitter fruits(amygdalin): absent;
Humidity: 4.0% -6.0 %;
Ingredients: 100% Filippo Cea almond-Gluten free;

 

Storage: The almond, shelled, calibrated and checked, it is kept under vacuum at a controlled temperature waiting for his final packaging, in order to maintain its natural characteristics.
Health benefits: the most important health benefit of this cultivar, is the high content of tocopherol (443 g/ g p.s), an important component of vitamin E, which acts as antioxidant in the human body. A portion of 30 gr. Filippo Cea almond contains 7.76 mg of vitamin E that is approximately 80% of the recommended daily allowance.
Tasting Notes: Intense flavour of casein, with an elegant final aftertaste and remarkably persistence in the mouth, thanks to its richness in essential oils (59,57% of which almost 74% is represented by the acid oleic, followed by a 18,6% Inola acid and a 5,5% palmitic acid). A full and balanced taste with a hint of wheat and white flowers.
Use: for all cooking and baking purposes, excellent for the production of toasted granulars and nougat.
Packing: Bag in Coex transparent heat-sealed gr, 500 and vacuum bag 500 gr. and 1000 gr.

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