Frozen desserts judge a fruit ingredient on things no analysis sheet shows: how it freezes, how hard it gets, and whether it still tastes of fruit at minus eighteen degrees, where the palate is far less sensitive.
Fruit serving shells are whole fruits — orange, lemon, pineapple, coconut, melon and cocoa pod — hollowed out and frozen to become a natural, edible-adjacent presentation vessel rather than an industrial byproduct. Restaurants, gelaterias, hotels and dessert brands fill the shell with matching-flavor ice cream or sorbet (orange shell with orange sorbet, coconut shell with coconut ice cream) and serve it as the fruit itself, giving a zero-waste, Instagram-ready presentation that a plain scoop or tub cannot match. Scala Nuova supplies orange, lemon, pineapple, coconut, melon and cocoa shells frozen and ready for food-service use.
Sugars and solids in the fruit shift the freezing curve of the whole mix. Ask for the soluble solids figure and factor it into your formulation, or the finished product will scoop harder or softer than intended.
Cold mutes taste. A puree that tastes balanced at room temperature can taste of nothing in a finished gelato — specify the intensity you need and trial at serving temperature, not on the bench.
Variegates must stay where they are placed without bleeding or refreezing into hard veins. Agree the viscosity at filling temperature and check the water activity of the sauce.
| Product varieties in this category | 6 |
|---|---|
| Available cuts and forms | Halved |
| Packaging formats | Carton boxes on pallets |
| Storage and transport | Frozen at −18 °C, unbroken cold chain · Ambient, cool and dry, away from direct sunlight |
| Minimum order quantity | 1 FCL (1x20ft container); smaller volumes on selected products |
| Incoterms | EXW · FOB · CFR · CIF (import clearance by buyer) |
| Production facility certifications | FSSC 22000 · BRCGS · ISO 22000 · Kosher · Halal · Organic |
| Documentation per shipment | Certificate of Analysis (COA), technical specification, certificate of origin, health certificate where the destination requires it |
| Origin | Türkiye (own sourcing regions), complemented by tropical and counter-season origins |
