Wendeng apple is bright in color, big in size, smooth in fruit surface, thin in skin and crisp in meat, and sweet and juicy. They have been cultivated for more than 100 years, and the main varieties are Red Fuji and Jonakin. The planting area of the city is 213.33 million hectares, with an annual output of 320,000 tons. Wendeng Apple enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad because of its high yield and good quality. It has won many national and provincial awards and is favored by domestic and foreign consumers. Also exported to Hong Kong, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions.
It enjoys the honorary titles of "Hometown of Apples in China", "Key County of High-quality Apple Base in China", "948 Apple GAP Demonstration Base of Ministry of Agriculture", "High-quality Apple Base in China" and "Top 20 Apple Counties in China".
Classification of Wendeng apples:
1, principal
It must be of high quality and have its variety characteristics in shape, size and color. The red variety is 3/4 of the exposed surface area and the mixed red variety is 1/2. Striped red varieties reach 1/3, and other varieties have no red coloring requirements. The fruit stalks are intact and the pulp is intact, and there may be slight surface defects on the premise of not affecting the overall appearance, quality, freshness, packaging and display of the product.
2. First class
Must have good quality, and must have diversity characteristics in shape, size and color. The red variety is 1/2 of the exposed surface area, the mixed red variety is 1/3, the striped red variety is110, and other varieties have no red coloring requirements. The pulp must be intact. Under the condition of not affecting the overall appearance, quality, preservation, packaging and display of the product, slight shape, development, coloring and skin defects are allowed, but the length of slight skin defects is not more than 2 cm.
The total area of other defects is not more than 1 cm2, the total area of apple scab is not more than 0.25 cm2, and the total area of slight scratches and no fading is not more than 1 cm2. Pedicel can be missing, but the fracture is clean and the adjacent pericarp is not damaged.