Fruits

Limes

Variety: Key Lime
Seasons: August-October
Transport: Air
Certifications: Organic

We harvest our Key Limes from hundreds of farmers in the Central Region of Ghana. All of the Key Limes in Ghana are organic. Key limes, also known as Mexican or West Indian limes, are more aromatic, with tarter and more floral juice than conventional limes. They are also smaller, seedier, more acidic, and have a thinner rind.

Papaya

Variety: Solo
Seasons: March-May & August-January
Transport: Air
Certifications: GlobalGAP

We primarily ship the Solo variety by air freight from Ghana. The Solo papaya is a smaller variety compared to other papayas. The skin is thin and yellow, and the flesh is orange. The Solo variety is in season for the majority of the year in Ghana.

Pineapple

Variety: Sugarloaf, MD2, Smooth Cayenne
Seasons: All year
Transport: Air & Ocean
Certifications: GlobalGAP

Smooth Cayenne has large fruits (1.5 -2.5 kg) and suitable for fresh processing. The fresh is pale yellow, soft and juicy, with Brix of 13-19.

Sugarloaf is characterized by conical fruit shape, pale color of flesh, and sweet fruits with little acidity. Fruit size may rage from 0.5 – 1.5kg.

MD2 is a medium to large (1.3 – 2.5 kg) cylindrical fruit with an intense yellow color. The clear yellow pulp is sweet, compact and fibrous. It is high in sugar (Brix of 15-17) and ascorbic but lower in total acid than Smooth Cayenne.

Mango

Variety: Keitt & Kent
Season: May-June & December-January
Transport: Air & Ocean
Certifications: GlobalGAP & Fairtrade

We primary harvest the Keitt variety. We harvest from over 500 hectares of GlobalGAP certified mango farms. Over 100 hectares of our farms have social certification.

The Keitt variety is a large mango with thin, smooth skin. A mature Keitt can feel hard despite being ripe. The skin of the Keitt mango can also stay green even though the fruit is ripe and sweet. The flesh is fiberless and has a refreshing, sweet flavor.