SODEA is the specialist in the Maltese of Tunisia. This juicy and sweet orange is recognized as one of the best oranges in the world.
Harvested by hand, the Maltese from Tunisia does not undergo any chemical treatment after the harvest. We will be offering it from January 15th.
Tunisia is the only producer in the world.
With the 2018-2019 season, the production of Maltese oranges improved by 42% to 135 thousand tonnes.
It is mainly exported to France.
Production region = Cap Bon peninsula always flooded with sun - northeast of Tunis
Harvested by hand
Production from January to March
Internationally recognized as the Queen of Oranges.
The Maltese orange is a variety of sweet orange, it belongs to the Rutaceae family.
Its pulp is orange-yellow with red veins.
The bark of the Maltese orange is the most aromatic.
In fact, its origin is unknown. We only know that it belongs to the same group as Sanguella Moscata, the famous Italian orange.
The Maltese undoubtedly deserves its world renown: a medium size, a slightly oval shape, an easy-to-remove bark, a tender and very juicy flesh practically seedless, a flavor that is both sweet and slightly acid, make it a unique orange. in the world.
Very rich in essential nutrients. A medium orange almost covers the daily recommended intake of vitamin C, it is also an excellent source of calcium (40mg / 100g).
It helps to fight against aggressions and fatigue.
45 calories per 100g
Storage: Placing them in the vegetable drawer of the refrigerator optimizes their storage without risk of dehydration.
“Red” Maltese,
says "Meski ahmar"
An old variety of the sanguine family, it is produced exclusively in Tunisia. It has a red, very juicy color and has an excellent sugar-acid balance and an aromatic palette. She is considered as "the queen of oranges, which dethrones the other Tunisian varieties"
MALTA oranges from Tunisia.
SODEA exports Maltese Oranges from Tunisia to the EU, Canada, USA and the Middle East.
Half-blood Maltese orange from SODEA Tunisia.
Blond Maltese orange from Tunisia from the Rutaceaes family.
The Maltese is an orange that is found exclusively in Tunisia in the region of
Cap Bon in the North-East of Tunisia.
Maltese is an ancient variety of the blood family. She is considered by specialists to be the "Queen of Oranges".
Its red colored pulpit is very juicy.
It has an excellent sugar-acid balance and an exceptional aromatic palette.
The Maltese orange 1/2 blood: "Malti ahmar"
The semi-sanguine Maltese orange is a typically Tunisian variety of sweet and semi-sanguine orange cultivated in Tunisia, on the Cap Bon peninsula.
It is picked between February and early March.
General reviews: The quality of the
blood maltese is better than others
varieties ripening at the same time.
The blonde Maltese orange "Malti abyadh"
Belongs to the Rutaceae family (blond oranges), the Citreae tribe, the Citrinae subtribe and the genus Citrus sinensis.
It is of Tunisian origin, picked in January.
Variety of unknown origin discovered in
the garden of Mr Boukhobza at the Soukra.
Other MALTA varieties:
Maltese "red", said "Meski ahmar"
An old variety of the sanguine family, it is produced exclusively in Tunisia. It has a red, very juicy color and has an excellent sugar-acid balance and an aromatic palette. She is considered as "the queen of oranges, which dethrones other Tunisian varieties", according to Erich Alauzen. It is picked between February and March.
Sweet Maltese, known as "Meski Malti"
It is part of the family of blond oranges: it is a Tunisian variety picked between January and February.
Meski Sifi:
Sweet oranges picked in March.
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In Tunisia, citrus fruits were introduced by Andalusians (Moriscos) driven from Spain at the beginning of the 17th century. This wave of immigrants, composed of craftsmen and agricultural workers, settle in Tunisia and receive among others land grants ... They introduce new agricultural tools, new work procedures and even new species.
The current inhabitants of Cap-Bon are the worthy descendants of these Moriscan gardeners who have perpetuated their agricultural traditions.
This region is traditionally a region of intensive market gardening and fruit growing.
It concentrates the vast majority of orange groves on an area of 14,000 ha, 45% of which is devoted to the production of Maltese (Malti), the queen of oranges. But the sweet meski, the chami or the fleshy and slightly acidic thomson are also grown.
And in March April, after the harvest, it is in Hammamet in Nabeul in Beni Khaled or in Menzel Bouzelfa ... that the orange festivals are in full swing.
Tunisia is the only world producer and exporter of half-blood Maltese.
The Maltese "Queen of Oranges" is an orange that is found exclusively in Tunisia. It belongs to the same group as the Sanguella Moscata, the famous Italian orange. Its origin is unknown. Its red colored flesh is very juicy, it has an exceptional aromatic palette, both sweet and slightly acidic. Its washed, pounded, dried bark is also a fragrance for desserts.
But the orange flower water (zhar) very popular in Tunisia, to flavor coffee or pastries, is not produced from the Maltese orange, but from the bitter orange, called bigarade.