{"product_id":"black-royal-apples-kinnaur","title":"Black Royal Kinnaur Apple Online — Kalpa | Pre-Booking Open","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is an apple that outgrew the colour red.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 9,000 feet above the Sutlej gorge, around the village of Kalpa, winters bury the orchards in snow and summers burn short and bright. An apple here cannot hurry. It ripens slowly, week after week, until its skin deepens past red — into maroon, and then almost black. If you have been searching for a Kinnaur apple online that tastes the way it does at the orchard, this is it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraders call it black gold. We call it Black Royal — the darkest expression of the Royal Delicious, from Kinnaur, India's GI-recognised apple region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne valley. One harvest a year. And only the highest orchards turn this colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:1.4em 0 0.5em\"\u003eWhat it tastes like\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreak the skin and the first thing you notice is the sound — a clean, sharp crack that only high-altitude fruit gives. Then the juice: sweet, dense, with a cool aromatic finish that lingers. The flesh is firm and pale against that near-black skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:1.4em 0 0.5em\"\u003eWhy it keeps longer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCold mountain nights slow the fruit's respiration, so it holds more of its own sugar and acidity. A short, slow season builds tighter, denser flesh. Leave one on your counter, away from sunlight at room temperature — a week later it will still crack when you bite it. That is what altitude does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:1.4em 0 0.5em\"\u003eHand-sorted for colour\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColour coverage varies naturally. The side that faced the mountain sun runs darkest, and no two apples wear the same shade — that variation is the signature of real, unwaxed, tree-ripened fruit. Only apples with deep, predominant dark colour go into a Black Royal box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:1.4em 0 0.5em\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/district-kinnaur\"\u003eKinnaur, Himachal Pradesh\u003c\/a\u003e — India's GI-recognised apple region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrchards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kalpa, in the shadow of the Kinner Kailash range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9,000+ feet above sea level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Royal — the darkest strain of Royal Delicious\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Once a year, September–October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-picked, orchard-packed, never waxed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:1.4em 0 0.5em\"\u003eWhy buy Kinnaur apple online from Himflavours\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost Kinnaur apples sold online pass through mandis and cold storage before they reach you. Ours are packed at the orchard within days of picking and shipped straight from Himachal — no middlemen, no wax, no months in a chiller. Explore the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kinnaur-apples-pre-booking\"\u003eKinnaur apple pre-booking collection\u003c\/a\u003e, or read \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/about-us\"\u003eabout Himflavours\u003c\/a\u003e and how we work with growers in the hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:1.4em 0 0.5em\"\u003ePre-booking and dispatch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-book your Kinnaur apple online now — full payment reserves your box from this season's lot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst harvest: 1st week of October. Second lot: 20–25 October.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoxes are packed at the orchard and dispatched within a couple of days of harvest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree delivery to Delhi, NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and J\u0026amp;K. Rest of India at ₹70\/kg, shown at checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf the season's harvest cannot be fulfilled for any reason, the full amount is refunded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.05em;margin:1.4em 0 0.5em\"\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA source of dietary fibre and vitamin C. Naturally fat-free, cholesterol-free, sodium-free and gluten-free. About 95 kcal in a medium apple. Choose the 5 kg or 10 kg box above to order your Kinnaur apple online today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Himflavours","offers":[{"title":"5 kg","offer_id":45708458229846,"sku":"HF-BR-5KG","price":2299.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 kg","offer_id":45708458262614,"sku":"HF-BR-10KG","price":4499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/9466\/2486\/files\/black-royal-apple-cluster_65842af6-5946-4cd5-ac44-499d136e6c92.jpg?v=1788765826","url":"https:\/\/himflavours.com\/products\/black-royal-apples-kinnaur","provider":"Himflavours","version":"1.0","type":"link"}