Alpe Pragas – Smooth Rosehip – Fruit Spread
The Alpe Pragas Smooth Rosehip fruit spread is a finely sieved spread, completely seedless. For all those who can't resist the tart, Nordic aroma of rosehip! Many wild roses, such as the dog rose (Rosa canina), produce fruits after flowering, known as rosehips, which ripen in late summer and autumn. These should be well colored but still hard when picked, to be used for jams, preserves, or juices. There are many small seeds inside the fruit. To ensure they don't bother anyone, Stefan Gruber has sieved them for this Alpe Pragas fruit spread. The unique taste remains, but the enjoyment is seedless. Tastes great on warm crêpes or with quark or yogurt.
In the Val di Braies, the Gruber family has been cultivating 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 placed on 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.
This finely sieved rosehip spread, Rosa Canina, in a 335g jar, has a fruit content of 75%, gelled only with natural apple pectin.
During the production of sieved fruit spreads, some solid fruit components remain in the sieve and cannot stay in the spread as a stabilizer. Therefore, sieved fruit spreads are always a little softer than classic jams. Of course, there are always fluctuations in fruit regarding sugar content and pulp content, which 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.
Smooth Rosehip – the luxury moment in the morning
- as a spread, in muesli, with pancakes or crêpes
- highly aromatic fruits
- high fruit content 75%
- low sugar
- no artificial additives
- no preservatives
- no colorings
- no flavorings
- gluten-free
- vegan
The finest from fruits – 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 spreads have been a permanent part of our range, and from the very 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 gourmand's face.
The ripe fruits are harvested by hand, pitted, cleaned, and cut, then gently cooked without additives or preservatives. Vitamins, the natural color of the fruits, and above all, the wonderfully intense fruit flavor are thus preserved. The fruity range includes marmalade, fruit spreads with a high fruit content, organic jams, syrups, mostarde, and chutney as perfect companions to cheese, meat, or fish dishes. Goodness from South Tyrol for connoisseurs: Fresh, fruity, authentic! Simply delicious.
Alpe Pragas – Goals for the future
Stefan Gruber's next major goal is CO2-neutral production by 2027. To achieve this, he built a state-of-the-art production facility in 2010, as well as an alpine-designed sales and tasting room, and a new office wing. The fruit processing is an innovative process, yet as much as possible is done by hand. By optimizing production processes, resources can be conserved and energy saved, in addition to reduced waste. As a family man, he feels responsible for treating water, energy, air, and soil resources carefully for the next generation. 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.
