Mattina Distribution

Neretvanska
mandarina

Sun-ripened, seedless, protected by origin.

Croatia’s PDO mandarin, grown in the golden valley of the Neretva.

There’s a reason this mandarin is named after a valley — it can only come from one.

Cradled in the delta where the river Neretva meets the Adriatic, this is one of the very few places on earth, this far north, where citrus truly thrives. Mild Mediterranean light, rich alluvial soil and a long, sun-drenched autumn give the fruit its signature: a thin skin that slips off in seconds, juicy seedless segments, and a bright, honeyed sweetness you won’t find anywhere else. Each mandarin is picked only at perfect ripeness and handled with care from grove to crate — which is exactly why its name is protected across the European Union.

1960s

First mandarin orchards planted in the Neretva Valley

2013

National Protected Designation of Origin (Croatia)

2015

Registered in the EU PDO register, Reg. (EU) 2015/1150

Quality

01

Protected Origin

Backed by the EU’s Protected Designation of Origin: only fruit genuinely grown in the Neretva Valley may carry the name, so authenticity is guaranteed, not just claimed.

02

Picked Ripe

Harvested only at full ripeness and cut by hand with the stem — and often a leaf — still attached, so none of the sweetness is lost on the way to market.

03

Fully Traceable

Every batch passes quality and traceability checks on the way in and out of the packing centre, so its origin can be followed all the way back to the grove.

04

Cold-Chain Fresh

Kept at 5–8 °C and dispatched within 120 hours of arrival, the fruit reaches retail and HORECA partners in peak condition.

Nutrition

Beyond its taste, the Neretvanska mandarina is as wholesome as it is easy to enjoy. Like all mandarins it is naturally rich in vitamin C and in the carotenoids that give the fruit its glowing orange colour — the very pigments measured and guaranteed within its protected-origin standard. Seedless, easy to peel and refreshingly light, it’s the kind of fruit you reach for again and again: a simple, everyday pleasure straight from the valley.

Naturally rich in vitamin C

Full of antioxidant carotenoids

A source of dietary fibre

Light, hydrating and naturally low in calories

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