Fresh Sugar Snaps Peas

 Sugarsnap peas have sweet, edible pods and peas. Straight, bright green, plump, tender mouth feel. Sugar snap peas belong to the bean family and are accustomed to cold weather. People eat their tender pods. They taste tender and fresh with rich vitamin, protein, calcium, phosphorus and etc. Sugar snap peas are usually used in cooking and condiment. Harvesting which starts 60-70 days after sowing and continues for 1-2 months. Young tender pods are harvested before they become fibrous. Pods are twisted from the plants leaving a short stalk. Snow peas are ordinarily picked thrice a week and five times a week during warm and hot weather to keep the vines bearing. Expected yield is 4-5 tons per hectare. Post-harvest handling of snow peas includes placing the produce in plastic containers and covering with moist clean cloths preferably white in colour to maintain low temperatures. Sorting should be done to remove diseased, damaged ponds and foreign material before packing. Dirty ponds are washed in clean water to remove soil and dried with a soft cloth. High standards of hygiene are maintained during growth and handling.
Packaging Details:
Packing descriptions: 120g*28 bags in cartons 300g*20 bags in cartons 150gx26 bags in plastic baskets 4.54kgs in cartons Specification: Length:6-9cm, width:1-1.5cm, thickness: 0.6cm. During packaging uniformly green snow peas are sorted according to size and packed in cartons allowing an overweight of 5% as the pods loose water during transportation. Transit time should be kept as short as possible and the desirable transport temperatures are 0-2ºC.
Packing loose: 4 Kg per plastic basket or carton 
Prepack: 150g/200g/250g per bag or case, 200g/punnet