Alpe Pragas – Chestnut Fruit Spread with 75% Fruit Content
The Alpe Pragas Chestnut Fruit Spread is a popular bread spread from South Tyrol. For a long time, chestnuts were a staple food used to make flour and bread. Stefan Gruber makes a fruit spread from shiny, noble chestnuts that tastes great not only in autumn and winter.
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) refers to a tree species from the beech family (Fagaceae), as well as its edible fruits. Originally from Asia Minor, the sweet chestnut spread over time throughout the region from the Caucasus to Portugal.
In the Braies Valley, the Gruber family has been growing berries since 1994 at an altitude of approximately 1250 m. In this alpine mountain climate, the fruits ripen longer and thus develop a particularly intense aroma. Great importance is attached to cultivating the fruits as naturally as possible: The seedlings are planted by hand, the fields are weeded several times until harvest and irrigated with river and spring water from the Dolomites.
The Chestnut, Marron, bread spread in a 335g jar has a fruit content of 50%, gelled only with natural apple pectin.
Chestnut Fruit Spread – a touch of luxury in the morning
- as a bread spread, in muesli
- highly aromatic
- 50% fruit content
- low sugar
- no artificial additives
- no preservatives
- no colorings
- no flavorings
- gluten-free
- vegan
The finest fruit – quality from the Dolomites
Alpe Pragas is a gourmet manufacturer that produces the finest fruit products in the heart of the Dolomites. Since 2002, Alpe Pragas bread spreads have been a permanent part of our product range, and from the beginning, we have been enthusiastic about the special quality, the intense fruit flavor, and the unique consistency of Stefan Gruber's organic fruit spreads, marmalades, and jams. What is produced in the Alpe Pragas gourmet manufactory brings a smile to every gourmet's face.
The fruits are harvested ripe by hand, pitted, cleaned, and cut, then gently cooked without additives or preservatives. Vitamins and the natural color of the fruits, but above all a wonderfully intense fruit flavor, are thus preserved. The fruity range includes marmalade, fruit spreads with a high fruit content, organic jams, syrups, mustards, and chutneys as perfect accompaniments to cheese, meat, or fish dishes. Good things from South Tyrol for connoisseurs: Fresh, fruity, authentic! Simply delicious.
Alpe Pragas – Goals for the Future
Stefan Gruber continuously invests in more energy-efficient production. For this purpose, in 2010 he built a state-of-the-art production building as well as an alpine-designed sales and tasting room, and a new office wing. The processing of the fruits is an innovative process, yet as much as possible is done by hand. By optimizing production processes, resources can be conserved and energy saved, and waste has been reduced. The father of the family feels a responsibility to the next generation to handle water, energy, air, and soil resources carefully. Stefan Gruber loves the region where he grew up and now lives with his family. "We want to produce green and become an ECO-Manufactory," he tells us.
