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Peppers
Pacific Gold Farms has made a commitment
to producing the highest quality premium peppers in the market
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| Growing Region
Availability Calendar |
Our vine-ripened sweet peppers are produced
in the best growing districts in California. They are available
from May through December each year, providing uniform shape,
large size, firm consistency, and vibrant color. Each year
in May, production begins in Caborca and continues
into Ventura County and then Irvine, where volume will continue
through December into January.
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| Pack Information |
| Pacific Gold Farms offers a choice
in packaging for all our colored peppers. We can also
provide you with a custom retail cello-pack including
a variety of color combinations. Simply
contact our sales department to discuss how we can
meet your packaging needs. |
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UPC |
boxes/pallet |
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49 |
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70 |
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33383-70152 |
40 |
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| Handling and
Merchandising of Sweet Colored Peppers |
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quality peppers are fresh, firm, and bright in appearance
with a fresh, green calyx. Immature peppers are usually
soft, pliable, thin fleshed and pale in color. Following
is a handling checklist to keep your Pacific Gold Farms
peppers in optimal condition: |
- Maintain temperatures
between 45-50 degrees with relative humidity 85-90
percent
- Typical shelf life is 8
– 10 days
- Peppers are ethylene sensitive
– so keep away from ethylene producing commodities
- Peppers are highly sensitive
to freezing injury
- Peppers perform better
under dry conditions, but can withstand light misting
on display
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| Merchandising
Tips: |
- Offer a variety of colored
peppers in your display to suit all your customer
needs
- Display near salad items
like lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers for add-on
sales
- You can also display near
your other pepper varieties and build a pepper patch
- Pre-packaged peppers using
yellow, red and green peppers provide customer convenience
and a larger ring at the register
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| Storage
Tips for your customers: |
- Store sweet peppers unwashed
in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to one
week.
- Red peppers are more mature than
greens, so eat those within 3-4 days for best flavor
- Don’t wash peppers until
just before use.
- Peppers can be frozen and used
later. Simply wash, slice and put in a freezer bag.
They won’t be like fresh, but are great for
cooking.
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today’s diets, eating a colorful variety of
fruits and vegetables is important to provide a wide
range of vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytochemicals
the body uses to stay healthy and energetic. Our red
and yellow peppers stay on the vine longer to get
that bright red or yellow color we have come to enjoy,
providing increased sugar content and a much sweeter
pepper, as well as increased nutritional value. |
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Sweet peppers are an excellent source of many essential nutrients:
- Fat Free – sodium free –
cholesterol free
- High in antioxidant Vitamin C : 190% of the recommended
daily allowance
- 270 mg of Potassium
- High in vitamin A
- Good source of folate (folic acid)
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