Iran kiwi harvest time and season
One of the most important criteria for the quality of fruits and vegetables is the time and conditions of harvesting, which if it is not done according to certain principles, it will not have good quality and shelf life.
Kiwi, like other agricultural products, is very sensitive to this issue, and great care must be taken in harvesting it.
Main Kiwi variety in Iran
The most important type of kiwi in Iran is Hayward Sabz, which is well known and in high demand in the world markets.
This type of kiwi is produced in the two provinces of Mazandaran and Gilan, and due to the slight difference in the climate of these two provinces, the product of each province is slightly different from the other.
This difference is more visible in the size and skin color of the product.
Harvesting in these two provinces starts from September and continues until the end of November. Of course, the September harvest is very early and it is done with the aim of specific markets
Hayward Kiwi pressure and brix level in harvest time in Iran
Based on experts’ review and comparing with other countries that produce this product, it has been announced that the best time for kiwi harvest is the end of October to mid-November, when the fruit has absorbed the appropriate amount of sugar and has a good hardness.
The criteria that are used to estimate the right time to harvest the product are: TSS (total soluble solids) which these soluble solids are the sugar in the fruit.
Another measure is the pressure of the product, which is expressed in kilograms or pounds.
At the time of harvesting green Hayward kiwi fruit, it is better for the TSS to be 6.2 to 6.5% and the pressure level to be higher than 6 kg so that the product has an excellent flavor and shelf life for distant markets.
And the right time for eating the fruit is when the TSS is 14% and the pressure is 0.9 to 1.35 kg. This fruit should have a soft flesh and a sweet taste with mild sourness.
What will happen if we pick Kiwi very early
Early harvesting of the product when the fruit has not absorbed enough sugar will cause the product not to have the expected taste and color for consumption, and the fruit will be spoiled for long-term storage. Even if you put such a fruit at room temperature until it becomes soft and ripe, this will not happen and the fruit will only lose its juice gradually and will never have the right taste and color.
What will happen if we pick Kiwi very late
If the product is harvested later than its scheduled date, it will have a very delicious taste at first, but it will not have proper storage conditions, and even if it has a good firmness, it will soften easily and in the shortest possible time due to its high sugar content. And it will not be kept for a long time. The high sugar in the product helps the fruit to ripen and become soft, and in less than a few months, the fruit becomes soft, which is not suitable for export to distant destinations or storage for a longer period of time.
In the pre-season Iran kiwi harvest without following the principles mentioned, we see the presence of fruit in the markets with a sour and acidic taste and an extremely hard texture that is not suitable for consumption.
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