Solanum melongena
Globe Topan and long Kemer types — glossy, calyx-green, October to June.
Vegetables
Eggplant is graded on gloss and on the calyx. A fresh fruit has a mirror-bright skin and a firm green calyx; a fruit that has sat warm goes dull and the calyx browns, and no amount of grading recovers it. That single visual check is how the receiving QC will judge the load.
Two types dominate. Topan is the round-to-oval globe aubergine of European retail. Kemer is the long slim Turkish type, 20 to 28 cm, thinner-skinned with fewer seeds and less bitterness, and it is the volume item into the Middle East and the Balkans.
Chilling injury is the risk. Below +10 °C the skin pits and the seeds brown, and like most of the protected-crop range the damage does not appear until the fruit is warmed at destination.
Wording follows EU Regulation 1924/2006. Confirm permitted claims for your destination market.
3 varieties
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Round to oval globe aubergine at 250 to 400 g, deep glossy purple-black with a firm green calyx. Dense white flesh with moderate seed content. The European retail standard and the type most food service specifies.
Long slim Turkish type at 20 to 28 cm and 150 to 250 g, deep purple-black with a thinner skin, fewer seeds and markedly less bitterness than the globe. The volume item into the Middle East and the Balkans.
Oval fruit at 200 to 350 g with a violet skin marbled in white, sold on appearance into specialty retail and food service. Sweeter and less bitter than the standard globe, with tender flesh. The pale striping shows bruising very readily.
Calendar
| Product | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topan (globe)Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Kemer (long)Vegetables | ||||||||||||
| Striped (Graffiti)Vegetables |
Origin
Sizes
Grading follows UNECE standards. Other calibers on request.
| Sizes | Ø mm | Count |
|---|---|---|
| XL | ≥ 400 g | food service |
| L | 300–400 g | large |
| M | 200–300 g | export standard |
| S | 150–200 g | small / long type |
Storage
Recommended regime from our cold rooms to your door.
Reefer set +11 °C. Below +10 °C gives skin pitting and seed browning, visible only after warming.
Indicative reference values. Not a substitute for a certificate of analysis.
Packaging
Every option below ships on standard pallets. Net weight per container is computed from the pallet configuration.
| Type | Net kg | Dimensions mm | Per pallet | Pallets / 40′ | Net / 40′ kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-top carton | 5 | 500 × 300 × 160 | 128 | 21 | 13,440 |
| Plastic returnable crate | 6 | 600 × 400 × 170 | 96 | 20 | 11,520 |
| Open-top carton | 8 | 600 × 400 × 180 | 88 | 20 | 14,080 |
Select a packing option to see pallet configuration and net load for eggplant.
Figures are for a standard 40′ high-cube reefer, single-stacked. Actual load varies with pallet type, chilling regime and destination weight limits — confirm on the quotation.
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