The Modern Greek name of this fruit is Lotos, which leads modern Greeks to the assumption that this is the Lotus referred to in Homer’s Odyssey. Persimmons are red-brown or orange fruits that grow on trees like plums and look like a small, rather flat tomato capped by a calyx. Once again, vitamin A shows itself to be a powerhouse in nutrition, offering 55 percent of the daily value in every 168-gram serving of persimmon. Vitamin C runs a close second with 21 percent. Persimmons are an excellent source of fiber, which helps keep the body’s digestive system well-regulated. B-complex vitamins are present to stabilize the metabolic system, along with copper and phosphorus
Varieties: Tsiro
*Indicative Starting price: 0.52€/kg
MOQs: 1 x 40ft container (21 pallets) or 1 x full truck (26 pallets)
*Starting prices (EXW) may differentiate according to caliber, variety, demand, weather conditions, seasonality and stock levels.