This fruit is from premium growers, and comes to you as close to its natural state as can be, therefore you may see the odd bump or blemish on the skin.
No known allergens are used in any of our products, but whilst all care has been taken, we cannot completely guarantee that cross-contamination has not occurred.
We try to be as observant as we can during the preparation, but the odd pip or seed may sneak through – don’t worry, we don’t charge extra for these.
From the very first spark of an idea several years ago, we wanted TheZestCo to be as ethical as would be practicable. This included the fruit we used for our fruit garnishes. Did you know that citrus fruit, and especially orange, needs cooler night temperatures to develop from the green rind to the more familiar orange. This greenish tinge is perfectly safe, just not as attractive as the orange colour we love in our garnishes. In order to force the green to develop into orange, some growers expose the fruit to ethylene to speed up the ripening and reduce chlorophyll.
At ZestHQ we choose to pay more for premium fruit, and we still subject each individual fruit to a thorough scrubbing in fresh water before slicing and drying. Fruit as it should be, dehydrated and sliced for gin & tonic and many many cocktails.
