Fucino carrot
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Fucino carrot

Description

The “Carota dell’Altopiano del Fucino IGP” is a vegetable that belongs to the Daucus carota L. special and derive from the varieties Maestro, Presto, Concerto, Napoli, Nandor e Dordogne.

In 2007, this carrot received an IGP certification, i.e., “Typical Geographical Indication”, making it the most important product of the area. It soon conquered the international markets as well. The carrots grow in an area that once used to be covered by water, at about 700 mts above sea level. The soil is extremely fertile, gifting the product with a high vitamin and protein content. It can be stored for quite a long time and is packed with carotene, a substance that our body uses to produce vitamin A - especially important for our sight.

This carrot is characterized by a cylindrical shape with a rounded tip, it doesn’t have hair on the top and its color is an intense, uniform orange. It is sweet and crunchy, and it is mostly used for salad, but also to make juices and pureed soups. 

For further info:

Consorzio di Tutela e Valorizzazione Ortaggi del Fucino
Address: Via M. Colonna, 41 Avezzano (AQ)
Phone: +39 0863 441179

Tipicality:

  • IGP Mark

Fucino carrot

A SWEET, CRUNCHY CARROT APPRECIATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

Production area
Fucino’s plain, a 14,000 hectares basin in the province of L’Aquila surrounded by mountains.

Seasonality
The seeds are planted between February and April. The carrot can be harvested all year long, but the months from June to October yield the best product.

THE PRODUCERS

Covalpa Abruzzo

Celano (AQ), Borgo Strada 14
Tel. 0863 79501
www.covalpabruzzo.it
info@covalpabruzzo.it

Mario Aureli S.S. Agricola

Ortucchio (AQ), Via Mario Aureli 7
Tel. 0863 830373
www.aurelimario.com
info@aurelimario.com

De Vincentis Giammarco e Quinto

Soc. Agricola Orto.Be.Mar. s.s.
San Benedetto dei Marsi (AQ)
Tel. 0863867806 – 348.3825993 – 335.6100814
www.lacarotadelfucino.it

FucinOrtaggi

VE.PA.FARM. ITALIA S.r.l.
Avezzano (AQ), Via Enrico Palanza 93
Tel. 0863.414830
www.fucinortaggi.it