Azoogheh Premium Hand-Picked Dried Bukhara Plums

A persistent challenge with traditional sun-dried plums is sandy field sediment adhering to the skin folds. Azoogheh addresses this through automated three-stage hydrowash flumes featuring compressed-air agitation baths and vibratory de-sanding sieves that dislodge micro-grit from surface crevices. The plums then traverse gentle drying tunnels and optical inspection belts, ensuring zero residual grit in the finished packs.

Target moisture is maintained strictly between 18% and 22%, striking the optimal balance between chewable plasticity and microbiological stability. This water activity level permits rapid rehydration during culinary boiling, encouraging natural pectin extraction into the stew gravy while keeping the fleshy fruit pulp intact without detaching from the inner stone.

The product is packed into 5-ply corrugated export cartons holding 24 retail pouches (approx. 10-12 kg gross weight per box). The wholesale MOQ is 30 master cartons. A standard 100x120 cm wooden pallet accommodates 64 cartons wrapped securely with multi-layer heavy-duty stretch film and corner edge protectors.

Color degradation results from non-enzymatic Maillard browning accelerated by ambient heat and oxygen. Azoogheh’s multilayer barrier films provide high oxygen and UV barriers. Maintaining cold storage at 10-15°C with relative humidity below 50% in shaded bays suppresses fructose/glucose surface migration and preserves the golden luster across 18 months.

Beyond retail packaging, Azoogheh supplies bulk sorted Bukhara plums in 10kg export cartons with food-grade inner polyethylene liners at a 2-metric-ton MOQ for industrial processors, ready-meal manufacturers, and large institutional caterers. Caliber sorting, de-sanding, and moisture control strictly mirror retail specifications, supported by batch laboratory COAs.

Verified trade accounts can receive a 1kg evaluation sample to verify sweet-tart flavor balance, flesh-to-stone ratio, and absence of grit upon submitting a formal business inquiry. Commercial payment standardly entails a 30% advance deposit upon proforma confirmation, with the 70% balance cleared prior to warehouse release or via negotiated trade credit terms for established accounts.

Azoogheh's export logistics division administers all statutory export documentation, including official Phytosanitary Certificates, Chambers of Commerce Certificates of Origin, bilingual commercial invoices, and packing manifests. Shipments are mobilized in temperature-monitored or lined dry containers under FCA, FOB southern ports (Shahid Rajaee / Bushehr), or destination CFR terms.