{"id":51800,"date":"2015-03-26T00:31:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T07:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=51800"},"modified":"2018-04-03T23:03:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T06:03:07","slug":"sun-pacific-cuties-plant-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/sun-pacific-cuties-plant-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Pacific Cuties Plant Tour in Maricopa, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"

After visiting the Cuties groves<\/a>\u00a0in Maricopa, CA, I was able to go\u00a0behind the scenes to find out how these little fruits go from the field to\u00a0everywhere else. With my hairnet on and audio set tuned in to hear our tour guide, we set off for the Sun Pacific Farming plant\u00a0floor.<\/p>\n

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Sun Pacific Cuties Plant Tour in Maricopa, CA<\/h3>\n

The facility was huge (about 1,200,000 sq. ft.) so we had to walk briskly through it to stay on schedule. I was most impressed by the massive sorting machine with some 40 “lanes” for the Cuties.<\/p>\n

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High tech systems sorted according to size, weight, color, and ripeness. Cuties that meet the grade go on for further inspection. Ones that aren’t up to par are either set aside to ripen more or are used for juice. Rotten pieces are sent on to be used as food for cows. It was so nice to hear that there is basically no waste of any of the fruit.<\/p>\n