The strawberry production Maletto made famous in the world: taste a strawberry Maletto means to fill up a scent and taste that only these lands are able to infuse the red and pulpy fruit. Maletto is a small town in the province of Catania, located on the northern slopes of Etna between Bronte, Maniace and Randazzo a territory rich in history, rich in historic farmhouses of old tastes, a picturesque area rich in forests and soils sciarosi, virtually yet almost untouched. Since 1950 in this land they were planted the first fragoleti in lava soil certainly very fertile, so fertile that it was never necessary to use synthetic fertilizers. Then, when these lands began to be impoverished by chance were discovered several underground springs rich in minerals. The climate and the ground give these fruits a unique flavor. Taste a strawberry Maletto today means making a sensory experience the fruit is particularly red, fleshy, fragrant and sweet. There are three varieties of the cultivated strawberries Strawberry, Fragraria Vesca, widely used in confectionery, the Madame moutho a strawberry very big and juicy, and the flourishing allowing producers harvesting the fruit, eleven months a year.

The seedling of strawberry that is born spontaneously in the woods is transplanted open field without other artificial processes of maturation that can alter the organoleptic characteristics .This gives the Maletto strawberry extraordinary delicacy and fragrance. Today this product is present in the Italian and foreign fruit and vegetable markets and is highly sought after. Taste a strawberry Maletto means doing a taste that only these lands are able to infuse the red and pulpy fruit. Strawberries are particularly rich in ascorbic acid or vitamin C (it contains about 50% more than oranges). Contain fructose, a sugar low glycemic index, which has a relatively constant blood sugar and therefore can also be consumed in moderation by diabetics. Strawberry nutritional, laxative, diuretic, bactericidal, anti-uric, mineral and cleansing. It contains an active ingredient called acid metilsalicilico that exerts anti-rheumatic (practically the same active ingredient nell'aspirina). Strawberry also benefits from a potent thirst-quenching and refreshing due to its high water content.

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