Sweet coated Donna Francesca

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Mandorla Filippo Cea
“DONNA FRANCESCA” SWEET COATED
TRACCIATA - 100% ITALIANA

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 Bitritto (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 aerated 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), free from parts of insect or animal contamination
Bitter fruits(amygdalin): absent
Humidity: 4.0% -6.0 %;
Ingredients: 100% Filippo Cea almond - Integral sugar - honey -
Gluten free;

Coating: It consists in coating the shelled almonds in sugar and honey syrup. This operation is totally manual.

Storage: The almond, coated and cooled down, is kept under vacuum at a controlled temperature before being packed, in order to maintain the natural flavour.
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 types of snacks, perfect to serve with all types of wine as an aperitif.
Packing: Bag in Coex transparent heat-sealed gr, 500 and vacuum bag 500 gr. and 1000 gr.

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