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Sambóa. More OOOH! in life

Can an apple
surprise you?

Sambóa is the extra-sweet apple that makes you go OOOH! from the very first bite: a clean crunch, a rush of juice and a sweetness you don’t see coming. It turns an ordinary moment into a small surprise. Because life needs more OOOH!, one apple at a time.

The science of OOOH!

Grown by different farmers, in different areas and at different altitudes, Sambóa apples show a surprisingly consistent organoleptic profile: the same sweetness, the same crunch and the same OOOH!, wherever they come from.

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Results from a 2023 expert panel on apples from 12 different farms.

Crunchiness

Sharp fracture. High acoustic crispness. Firmness above 7 kg/cm².

OOOH! You heard that too!

Juiciness

High juice release from the first bites.

Things might get juicy…

Sweetness

Very high sweetness. Very low acidity. 14–17 °Brix. °Brix = sugar content

Extra sweet. Exactly as it should be.

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Maturata in pianta · Ripe on tree seal

Ripe on
TREE!

We let the fruit finish ripening on the branch, so its sugars and aroma develop naturally before it is picked.

The result: sweet, juicy and crunchy, exactly as it should be.

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Harvested at three different moments (August, September and October) and with a long shelf life, Sambóa can be enjoyed all year round.

Sambóa, sooo curious

What makes Sambóa so sweet?

A naturally high sugar content (14–17 °Brix) combined with very low acidity. Nothing added: just the apple, ripened at its own pace.

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Why does it crunch like that?

Its firm pulp (above 7 kg/cm²) breaks cleanly with every bite and releases juice straight away. That sound you hear? That’s the OOOH! starting.

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Where can I find Sambóa?

In Europe, in the Middle East and in South East Asia, mainly Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore.

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All the answers

Manifesto

And then, out of nowhere

Someone tells a brilliant story

Your song comes on the radio

The sun finally shows up

We live for the little, unexpected moments.

The ones worth telling someone about later.

The ones that make you dance in the middle of the day.

The ones that change the vibes.

An apple can still surprise you.

Imagine the rest.

The involuntary sound,
the widened eyes,
the half-smile you didn’t plan.
That reaction is universal.
It’s human. It’s ownable.

More OOOH! in life
is a hymn to wonder.

An invitation
to make room for surprise.

Because if an apple
can make you go OOOH!
anything can.

The Sambóa
side of life

EVERYDAY WONDER NOTICE MORE, OOOH! MORE.

ORDINARY DAYS ARE FULL OF EXTRAORDINARY MOMENTS.
A SONG.
A SUNSET.
A SHARED BITE.
A PERFECTLY TIMED JOKE.
THAT’S WHERE THE OOOH! BEGINS.

PLAYFULNESS NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A SMILE.

LIFE FEELS BETTER WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE.
JOY IS CONTAGIOUS.
MISCHIEF IS ENCOURAGED.
BEIGE IS OPTIONAL.
OPTIMISM IS A DECISION. A GOOD ONE.
PASS IT ON!

CURIOSITY ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER.

CURIOSITY IS AN APPETITE.
IT TURNS DOWN UNFAMILIAR STREETS.
ORDERS THE THING IT CAN’T PRONOUNCE.
CONNECTS WHAT HAD NEVER MET.
KEEPS LIFE FRESH.
AND ALWAYS ASKS WHAT’S NEXT.

HONEST DELIGHT EVERY OOOH! IS EARNED.

NO TRICKS. NO EXAGGERATED PROMISES.
WHEN PEOPLE SAY OOOH!
THEY GENUINELY MEAN IT. AND WE CARE.
WE THINK ABOUT OUR APPLES ALL DAY.
AND STILL, WE KNOW THEY ARE… APPLES.
JUST THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY ONES.

What’s NEW?

Grow the oooh!, Enjoy the oooh!, Live the oooh!

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