Alpine Fresh Blackberry Facts

 

• Alpine Fresh Blackberries are 100% Tupy Varitey.

 

• ​Alpine Fresh moves approximately 9 million units of blackberries annually. 

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Product Information

 

The blackberry is an aggregate fruit that is composed

of many smaller fruits called drupes. The fruit is very

dark purple with smooth, fragile skin. In the middle of

the cluster is a greenish-white core that extends to

almost the bottom of the berry. Blackberries can be

easily confused with raspberries, but raspberries

(including black raspberries) have a hollow center.

Blackberries were enjoyed by the ancient Greeks, who

believed them to be a cure for diseases of the mouth

and throat, as well as a preventative against many

ailments, including gout. Blackberries are red and

hard when they are immature and turn black and

shiny when they ripen.

 

Handling

 

Temperature: 32°F

Humidity: 90 - 95%

Notes: High quality blackberries are free of injury,

decay, caps, and sunscald; are fully black in color;

appear and feel turgid; and are of regular shape.