Pickled Gherkins

Gherkin, known as  Cucumos Sativus, is a dwarfed from of cucumber, used for making pickles and available in various grades.


We cultivate various grades of Gherkins which are hand picked to ensure that the entire supply chain is with good quality raw material.  Each pickle  is customized.

Grades:


Gherkins are sold on the basis of counts (number of fruits per kg). The lower the count, the lower the price and vice versa.

The popular counts in commercial transactions vary as follows:


5-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-60, 60-80, 80-100, 80-120, 120-160, 150-300, 160-300, and 300+. Some buyers may combine the above counts and ask for assorted counts such as 80-120, 150-300 etc. Therefore, the processing and trading / exporting of gherkins are wholly customer - focussed.


We  have a state-of-the-art factory  with  both,  indigenous and imported machineries. Most of  the processes are automated  and un-touched by human hand to ensure  hygiene and  shelf life.  The factory is certified by KOSHER, HACCP, BRC, FPO  and others.  


The pickles are packed  under our own brand  and also under private labels. 


We pack in various options as per market requirements – bulk pack in barrels, food service packs in plastic pails & cans and retail pack  in glass jars of various sizes. We are also experimenting with multi-layered food grade plastic jars and pouches for packing.


The pickle varieties depend upon customer specifications and recipes  --  The herbs & spices required and also the medium required. Various media include Brine, Acetic Acid and Natural Alcoholic Vinegar.

Specifications of Gherkins preserved in bulk 

Product Specifications	Chemical Properties
Organoleptic Characteristics: Color: typical green/greenish yellow Aspect: sound, full gherkins Texture: firm and very crispy to bite Taste: Characteristic of pickled product without oxidation	Gherkins in Brine Salinity as NaCl: 15% + 1% Acidity as Lactic Acid: >0.6%, pH:<3.5
	Gherkins in Acetic Acid & Natural Vinegar Acidity: 3.2% + 0.2%, Salt:4% + 0.2% Calcium Chloride: Customized.

Flow Chart for preserving  Gherkins in Brine :

Collection of fresh fruits from the Field  Grading as per fruit count  Washing the graded fruits  Preparation of 14% Brine Solution  Filling the graded Gherkins in the barrels -> Filling the barrels with Gherkins with 14% brine solution  Adding salt on daily basis to ensure maintenance of 14% brine -Keeping the barrels for 30 days for fermentation and osmosis  Quality Inspection  Weighing 175 Kgs and pack in 245 Litres barrel with brine  Close the barrels tight ith lid for shipment

Gherkin Pickle variations include sliced Gherkin – Stackers, Gherkin chips, Gherkin Relish  and Gherkin Assorti with other vegetable.


Applications

Gherkin Vegetable is widely used in the preparation of large number of traditional as well as continental foods. The main institutional market for Gherkins is fast-food restaurants world-wide. These pickles are normally consumed as snack for cocktails or TV meals.

Organic in nature, they are very rich in nutrition contents that make them ideal for various dietary applications.

The products are packed in bulk and consumer packs. Bulk packing is made in Food Grade HMHDPE barrels, 220/240 litre capacity or as per customer specifications. Net drained weight will vary from 150 kgs to 180 kgs per drum for bulk packing. Capacity in a 20' container will be 80 barrels.


Consumer packs are usually in glass jars of 370 ml, 500 ml  720 ml, 1000 ml and 2000 ml.  

We also offer Food Service Packs in large cans of 3 kgs and 5 kgs, in plastic pails of 10/ 15/20 litres capacity.