Nordic peas

In the heart of the pea belt – the world’s best conditions for pea cultivation

In the heart of the European pea belt, there are optimal conditions for pea cultivation.

The climate with many hours of sunshine, warm days and cool summer nights means that the pea ripens just right and can be picked at optimal sweetness.

Apetit’s contract growers in Finland and Sweden together produce a significant share of Europe’s frozen peas.

Coordinated crop planning, careful variety selection and harvest logistics ensure consistent quality across both countries.

No additives – pure peas

Gentle blanching and rapid freezing in a fluidised-bed freezer ensure the pea’s preservation and nutritional value.

Thanks to the quick freezing process, the peas remain fresh.

”Our heritage, our climate and our experience probably give us the world’s best conditions for green peas both today and in the future.”

Together with the committed growers

Green peas have been grown under contract for a long time and are today an important part of the crop rotation.

Before each season, new collaborations are sought with both existing and new growers that take place via a digital grower portal from where, all communication takes place.

Apetit’s goal is to use as little pesticides as possible and still have a good effect against weeds and insects.

This is achieved through needs-based advice from Apetit’s own cultivation consultants who support the growers all year round.

Natural supply of nitrogen which reduces the application of costly fertilization

Peas are legumes that naturally enrich the soil with nitrogen, reducing the need for artificial fertilizers and lowering the grower’s operating costs.

 

Quality assurance

Examples of sampling with analysis and quality assurance during the process:

  • The first samples are taken about a week before the planned harvest and then daily until harvest time.
  • On incoming peas in connection with reception.
  • At several different points during the process to confirm the quality of sorting, blancher, freezing, color sorting, etc.
  • Tastings are then made on each individual batch to ensure that the pea lives up to our high product quality goals in terms of taste and appearance.
  • To ensure the microbiological quality, we continuously take samples of both peas and the surroundings.

 

Apetit has over 10 different article numbers depending on customer requirements, how sweet the peas are or if they are small or medium sized peas.

We can satisfy all customer requirements in terms of sweetness and tenderness through AIS analysis and TR measurements.

The highest quality with the sweetest and tenderest peas is our target.

Our peas are always

  • Superior and tasty
  • High in nutrition
  • Natural and free from additives
  • Grown with focus on quality and environment