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Egyptian Star Ruby grapefruit, golden-yellow skin, dark red flesh Citrus

Grapefruit Star Ruby

Citrus paradisi

Nile Delta

Dark Red Star Ruby variety. Large, golden-yellow skin, white-to-deep-red flesh — the redder, the sweeter. Tangy, light seeding.

Season
November – March
HS Code
080540
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▸ This program

Grown in Egypt, packed to EU spec, shipped on your calendar.

Star Ruby (also known as Dark Red) is the dominant Egyptian export grapefruit. Large, round, with golden-yellow skin and a thick, soft, easy-removing peel. The interior flesh ranges from white through pink to deep red — and the redder, the sweeter. Flavour is tangy and refreshing, with very light seeding. The Egyptian season runs November through March, fitting cleanly into EU and GCC retail and food-service rotations. Pre-cooling at the pack-house brings core temperature into spec before reefer loading.

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▸ Specifications

Calibers, varieties,
pack specs.

Sizes
3036404248566472
Pack formats
  • Open-top carton 15 kg net
  • Plastic box 10 kg
Cold chain

Pre-cooling, reefer 10–13 °C.

Documentation
  • Phytosanitary certificate
  • Certificate of Origin
  • EUR.1 (preferential, on request)
Markets
  • EU retail
  • EU food service
  • GCC
  • UK
▸ Buyer specifications

Key numbers for your trade desk.

Min order quantity
1 × 40' reefer / 24 pallets
Brix range
9–11 °Bx
Transit (reefer)
Alexandria → Rotterdam: 12 days
Shelf life
40 days at spec temp
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