Zucchini, also known as melon, has been planted in Chongming for more than 100 years, which is a traditional feature of Chongming.
Production. Cucumber is tender and fragrant, crisp and refreshing. It is a good product for families, restaurants and hotels, and enjoys the reputation of "plant philosopher". Cucumber is not only delicious, but also nutritious. In addition to the vitamins needed by the human body, it also contains phosphorus, iron, calcium and other nutrients that are easily absorbed by the human body. It also has the functions of invigorating middle energizer, invigorating qi, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, detoxicating and killing insects, and has a good curative effect on hypertension, coronary heart disease and obesity in the elderly.
territorial scope
Chongming Island is the third largest island in China and the largest estuarine alluvial island in the world. It is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, surrounded by the river on three sides and the sea on one side. It borders the vast East China Sea in the east, Baoshan District of Shanghai, Pudong New Area and Taicang City of Jiangsu Province in the south, the rolling Yangtze River in the west and Haimen City and Qidong City of Jiangsu Province in the north. The geographical indication protection scope of Chongming melon agricultural products covers Sanxing Town, Lvhua Town, Miaozhen Town, Gangxi Town, Chengqiao Town, Jianshe Town, xinhe town Town, Shuxin Town, Baozhen Town, Yangang Town, Xianghua Town, Zhongxing Town, Chenjia Town, Xinhai Town, Dongping Town, Xincun Town, 15 Town, 65438. Among them, Chongming Island 1267 square kilometers, Changxing Island 88 square kilometers and hengsha island 56 square kilometers. Geographical coordinates are 12 1 09' 30 "to 12 1 54' 00" and 3 1 27 "north latitude. The total production scale of Chongming melon is 1000 hectare, with an annual output of 30,000 tons.
Product quality characteristics
1. External sensory characteristics: Chongming golden melon has thin stems, oval fruit shape, golden skin with 10 edges, longitudinal diameter of about 15 cm ~ 32 cm, transverse diameter of about 10 cm ~ 25 cm, and the weight of a single melon is 0.5kg~3kg ~ 3 kg. The flesh of Chongming golden melon is golden yellow and can naturally become silk. The pulp of Chongming Cucurbita melo is composed of embedded filaments, which are connected by a layer of parenchyma cells. After cooking, salting or freezing, the parenchyma cells connected between shredded melons are destroyed and disintegrated, and strip-shaped shredded melons are separated. The shredded melon is golden in color, fragrant and crisp in taste. 2. Intrinsic quality: Every 100g of dried melon meat contains 0.5g~0.9g of protein, 0. 17g~0.57g of fat, 0/5mg ~18mg of calcium, 20mg~23mg of phosphorus and 2.63mg ~ 5. Every 100g of fresh melon meat contains vitamin PP 12μ g ~ 16μ g, vitamin C3. 14mg ~ 9. 14mg, and vitamin B150μ g ~ 80μ g ~. 3. Safety requirements: Chongming cucumber strictly implements the standards of NY50 10 Environmental Conditions for Pollution-free Food and Vegetables and NY5074 Pollution-free Food and Vegetables, and the quality standards of Chongming cucumber products meet the requirements in Table 2. It is forbidden to use the following pesticides: bhc, DDT, toxaphene, dichlorvos, herbicide ether, mugwort reagent, dieldrin, mercury preparation, arsenic, lead, dichlorvos, fluoroacetamide, phoxim, tetramine, sodium fluoroacetate, melamine, parathion, methyl parathion, parathion, monocrotophos, phosphorus amine, phorate, methyl.