Harayein Dried Lemon Slices

Bitterness in steeped citrus is caused by limonoid aglycones concentrated in the white spongy albedo. Prior to slicing, Cheepser subjects whole lemons to ultrasonic washing and micro-second flash blanching. This leaches out bitter precursors, ensuring that boiling tea infusions yield purely bright tartness and fresh peel terpenes without astringency.

Precision slicers cut fresh fruit to 3 mm wet thickness, settling to crisp 1.5-2 mm wafers post-drying. Optical sorting isolates whole wheels between 40 mm and 55 mm in diameter, while fragmented edges or end-caps are diverted to spice-milling and tea-bag crush lines.

Moisture content is strictly locked between 8% and 10%. This dry matrix imparts a non-sticky, wafer-crisp snap that prevents package adhesion while optimizing the instantaneous release of citric acid and aromatic terpenes upon contact with cold or hot liquids.

No; dehydrated in sanitary dust-free cleanrooms without anti-stick starches or dusting sugars, the vesicle walls remain intact. When dropped into craft cocktails, sparkling water, or iced teas, the infusion remains sparklingly clear with no colloidal haze.

Storage must be maintained strictly below 16°C and 50% RH in darkened facilities. Ultraviolet radiation, ambient warehouse lighting, and warmth above 20°C accelerate phenolic auto-oxidation, browning the yellow hues; hence, opaque metallized barrier bags are strictly mandatory.

Harvested from monitored IPM groves, every export lot is accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate, Certificate of Origin, and a comprehensive COA verifying multi-residue pesticide compliance (GC-MS/MS), freedom from post-harvest fungicides (Imazalil/Thiabendazole), and full microbial safety.

Wholesale minimum order quantity is 50 kg. Cartons holding 5 kg net are stacked 120 per standard export pallet (120x100 cm, 600 kg net). A 40ft High Cube container accommodates up to 14 metric tons of shrink-wrapped palletized cargo without crushing risk.