Alpe Pragas – Smooth Apricot – Fruit Spread

The Alpe Pragas Smooth Apricot fruit spread is a highly aromatic spread without pieces. For everyone who cannot resist the sun-ripened aroma of apricots! For this Alpe Pragas fruit spread, honey-sweet, delicious apricots from South Tyrol's Vinschgau valley were carefully cooked with a little sugar and lemon juice and then finely sieved after cooking. Alpe Pragas sources the apricots for this fruit spread from Robert Vent from Schlanders. He is an incredibly diligent farmer, known beyond the borders of South Tyrol. The Vinschgau apricot is particularly intense and fruity, one of the best fruit spreads ever. Also tastes great on warm crêpes or with quark or yogurt.

In the Val Pusteria, the Gruber family has been growing berries at an altitude of approximately 1250 m since 1994. 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 Alpe Pragas Smooth Apricot fruit spread, Alba, in a 335g jar has a fruit content of 75%, gelled only with natural apple pectin.

During the production of pureed fruit spreads, some of the solid fruit components remain in the sieve and cannot stay in the spread as a stabilizer. Therefore, pureed fruit spreads are always a little softer than classic jams. Of course, there are always variations in the sugar content and pulp content of fruits, and this can also influence the consistency of the fruit spread. Since Alpe Pragas wants to work as naturally as possible, thickening with more pectin or more sugar is out of the question for Stefan Gruber.

Alpe Pragas Fruit Spread – your luxury morning moment

•             as a spread, in muesli, on pancakes or crêpes
•             highly aromatic fruits
•             high fruit content 75%
•             low sugar
•             no artificial additives
•             no preservatives
•             no colorants
•             no flavorings
•             gluten-free
•             vegan

Smooth Apricot – Quality from the Dolomites

Alpe Pragas is a gourmet manufactory that produces the finest fruit products in the heart of the Dolomites. Since 2002, Alpe Pragas spreads have been an integral part of our product range, and from the beginning, we have been enthusiastic about the special quality, intense fruit flavor, and 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. This preserves vitamins and the natural color of the fruits, but above all, a wonderfully intense fruit flavor. The fruity range includes marmalade, fruit spreads with a high fruit content, organic jam, syrups, mostarde, and chutney as perfect companions for cheese, meat, or fish dishes. Good from South Tyrol for connoisseurs: Fresh, fruity, authentic! Simply delicious.

Stefan Gruber – Goals for the Future

Stefan Gruber's next big goal is CO2-neutral production by 2027. 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 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 also been reduced. As a family man, he feels a responsibility towards 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.