Lulo, also known as “Naranjilla,”
is grown in Ecuador and Colombia. This refreshing
and healthy fruit has a sweet-sour taste and has
the potential to become the latest taste trend.
Imports’ offers the Lulo as a top-quality pulp and
juice for developing innovative drinks, dairy
products, as well as confectionery and bakery
products.
The Lulo fruit is truly exotic. In Colombia, it is
regarded as a “royal fruit” due to its
extraordinary taste. The Lulo bush (Solanum
Quitrents) grows in tropical altitudes in Ecuador,
Colombia, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica, and Guatemala.
The fruits, which look like orange-colored
tomatoes, are difficult to transport in their
fresh state as they continue to ripen after
picking.
This
refreshing fruit is a favorite in the South
American juice bars. Whether as juice, in
refreshing cocktails or in dairy products – the
Lulo has great potential to become the newest
taste sensation. With its sour-sweet fruit taste,
its image as an unusual exotic fruit and the
beneficial and nutritional health benefits, there
are several options for Lulo: as a refreshment for
kids, a smoothie for the health conscious or as a
juice or juice blend for young and old alike. Its
characteristic aroma also makes it suitable as a
top note for drinks.
Fruit
preparations with Lulo are also ideal for dairy
products and can be provided in
a form suitable for baking, for fruit bars and
other baked products. The aromatic Lulo is also
perfect for use in ice cream, jelly products or
chocolate pralines.
The Naranjilla (Ecuadorian Spanish, diminutive of
"Nirvana") or Lulo (Colombian
Spanish, from Quechua) is a subtropical perennial
plant from northwestern South America. The juice
of the Naranjilla or Lulo is somewhat green and is
used as a beverage. Ripe Naranjilla fruit is very
delicious, but must be harvested when fully ripe
otherwise they can be quite sour. Naranjilla are
attractive plants, with large heart shaped leaves
up to 30cm in length. The leaves and stems of the
plant are covered in short purple hairs.
Naranjilla are fairly sensitive and must be
protected from strong winds, and grow best in
partial shade as full sunlight is
too intense.
The Naranjilla (Ecuadorian Spanish, diminutive of
"Nirvana") or Lulo (Colombian
Spanish, from Quechua) is a subtropical perennial
plant from northwestern South America. The juice
of the Naranjilla or Lulo is somewhat green and is
used as a beverage. Ripe Naranjilla fruit is very
delicious, but must be harvested when fully ripe
otherwise they can be quite sour. Naranjilla are
attractive plants, with large heart shaped leaves
up to 30cm in length. The leaves and stems of the
plant are covered in short purple hairs.
Naranjilla are fairly sensitive and must be
protected from strong winds, and grow best in
partial shade as full sunlight is too intense.
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