Mengzi pomegranate is a geographical indication certification trademark. Mengzi pomegranate is an agricultural product with geographical indication.

The sweet pomegranate produced in Mengzi not only has crystal clear agate-like seeds, but also has high nutritional value, with the edible part accounting for 71% to 87% of the seeds. Among them, sweet green seeds, thick-skinned sweet sand seeds, and sweet sweet seeds are the best varieties among domestic pomegranate products. The planting areas are mainly concentrated in Xin'ansuo Town, Wenlan Town, and Caoba Town in Mengzi County, with abundant output. Exported to domestic and foreign markets.

Compared with other domestic production areas, the maturity period is 30 to 50 days earlier, and due to the three-dimensional climate, early, medium and late ripening production areas are naturally formed from the end of July to September. The main cultivated variety is Sweet Green Seed. The fruit is round and medium-large, with yellow-green and red skin. The average fruit weight is 248g, the maximum fruit weight is 800g, and the 100-grain weight is 60g.

Mengzi is one of the largest bases for producing sweet pomegranates in my country and is known far and wide as the “Hometown of Pomegranates”. Mengzi sweet pomegranates are mainly produced in Xin'ansuo Town and Daxinzhai Township. It is said that the sweet pomegranates here were introduced and cultivated from Iran and Afghanistan and have a history of more than 700 years. Mengzi County is located in the low latitude plateau of Yunnan and has a subtropical plateau monsoon climate. Coupled with the Tropic of Cancer passing through it, it covers an area of ??554 square kilometers on red earth. The frost-free period is 337 days long, and the annual average sunshine hours is 2234 hours. The unique natural environment provides good growth conditions for the growth of sweet pomegranates, creating the excellent qualities of Mengzi sweet pomegranates such as large fruit, thin skin, full kernels, soft core, juicy, and sweet taste. There are 19 varieties of Mengzi sweet pomegranates, including 12 varieties of fruit pomegranates and 7 varieties of flowering pomegranates. Through the long-term cultivation practice of local fruit farmers, three domestic premium varieties of sweet pomegranates have been developed: sweet green seeds, sweet sand seeds, and sweet white flowers. Sweet green seeds have excellent quality and high yield. The average yield per plant is about 80 kilograms, the largest fruit is about 1 kilogram, the average fruit weight is 250 grams, and the edible part reaches more than 87%, making it the leader among them. Together with sweet sand seeds, it matures before the Mid-Autumn Festival in July and August of the lunar calendar. Therefore, it becomes the best fruit for people to give to relatives and friends during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and is deeply loved by people. White-flowered pomegranates can only be harvested around September. Pomegranate is a flower and fruit plant. The flowers are rare flowers, and the fruits are the most precious of all fruits. Mengzi sweet pomegranate is not only of good quality, but also rich in nutrients. It has been determined that the total sugar content is 17%, the acid content is 0.53%, and it also contains fat, vitamins and a large number of trace elements, which is extremely beneficial to the human body. In recent years, relevant departments in Mengzi County have introduced more than 2 million yuan in loans from the World Bank to develop pomegranate production, and the planting area has expanded to Hongzhai, Dofal Township and other places. In 1998, 52,000 acres of pomegranates were planted in the county, with a total output of 35,000 tons. Pomegranate income accounted for 70% of local farmers' income, and pomegranates are fragrant all over the world. Historically, due to the geographical location of Mengzi, after the opening of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, Mengzi sweet pomegranates were sold to Hong Kong, Hanoi and other places. Today, the aroma of Mengzi sweet pomegranates not only attracts merchants and tourists from inside and outside the province, but also Beijing Merchants from , Shanghai, Guangdong, Guangxi, Vietnam and other countries also came in droves to purchase and ship goods in large quantities, and resold them from Vietnam to Southeast Asian countries and regions.

Regional scope

The geographical protection scope of Mengzi pomegranate is within Mengzi County, Yunnan Province. The geographical coordinates are: 103°19′-103°31′ east longitude, 23°15′-23°34′ north latitude, 62 kilometers long from north to south, 61.3 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of ??214,353.4 hectares, a production area of ??8,000 hectares, and a total annual output of 113,700 tons, mainly involving five towns in Mengzi County: Xin'ansuo Town, Wenlan Town, Caoba Town, Yuguopu Town, and Zicun Town, totaling 51 administrative villages.