Honey pomelo, also known as Xiangpao, is a high-quality pomelo product. It mostly grows in the south, and the pomelo produced in Pinghe County, Fujian Province and Shaoguan, Guangdong Province is the most famous. The fruit is as small as a tangerine or a tangerine, or as large as a melon. The yellow skin is very thick, and the skin needs to be peeled to eat the flesh. Most fruits are picked when they are mature in October-November. Its skin is thick and durable and can generally be stored for three months without losing its flavor, so it is called "natural canned fruit". Basic introduction Chinese name: honey pomelo Latin scientific name: Honey pomelo Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Angiosperms Class: Dicotyledons Subclass: Primitive Perianth Subclass: Sapindales? Suborder: Rutaceae Family: Rutaceae Genus: Citrus Species: Pomelo Subspecies: Pomelo Morphological Characteristics, Distribution Range, Historical Honors, Growth Environment, Variety Classification, Main Values, Morphological Characteristics At first glance, the fruit has a small top and a large bottom, a flattened honey pomelo with a thin skin. , juicy, sweet, and the flesh melts into the mouth, and the variety is excellent; while the honey pomelo, which is round and long in shape, has thick skin, thick flesh, fragrant taste, long storage time, and acceptable quality. If the skin is smooth, not rough, and feels heavy to the touch, the fruit tastes good; otherwise, the quality is poor. Distribution range Guanxi honey pomelo is native to the mountainside areas of Xilin and Banzai Town in Xiaoxi Town, Pinghe County. Honey pomelo is an excellent variety well-known at home and abroad. According to the records of "Fujian Miscellanies" in 1857, "The next best thing to the lucky orange is the flattened pomelo. The one that emerges from the other side has two layers in the middle, with a straight connection between the top and the bottom. The only flat and flat ones are inlaid horizontally without distinction of layers. The fragrance can rival that of lychee...". It can be seen that Pinghe honey pomelo has a cultivation history of more than 500 years. Honey pomelo has enjoyed a high reputation more than 100 years ago. Honey pomelo was used as a tribute in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Honey pomelo won the Ministry of Agriculture's Quality Agricultural Products Award in 1989, and honey pomelo won the gold medal at the Spark Project Scientific and Technological Achievement Award Expo during the "Seventh Five-Year Plan" period in 1991. Guanxi honey pomelo and Songzi honey pomelo are mainly distributed in various towns in Pinghe, and have also been introduced in large quantities in Hubei, Chongqing, Hunan, Guangdong and other provinces. But as the old saying goes, "Oranges grown in Huainan become tangerines, and those grown in northern Huaibei become tangerines." The same Guanxi honey pomelo transplanted outside Pinghe is no longer a pure Guanxi honey pomelo. Although the transplanted honey pomelo is similar in appearance to the overseas honey pomelo, the nutritional content and taste are very different. It can be said that it is a fake or inferior product of Guanxi honey pomelo. Guanxi honey pomelo has strong regional characteristics. Guanxi honey pomelo is recognized as the best quality area with a radius of 15 kilometers from the junction of Xiaoxi Town and Banzai Town in Pinghe County. At the same time, , radiating outward from the center. The farther away from the center, the quality decreases. Even at the same longitude, pomelo varieties at different latitudes are different. Honey pomeloes at higher latitudes mature later at the same longitude. Guanxi honey pomeloes planted at high altitudes at the same time are obviously not as watery as those planted at low altitudes. The fruiting state of honey pomelo is seasonal. The term "melon ripe and falling" is used to describe Pinghe honey pomelo. Pinghe honey pomelo can only mature ten days before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is due to the constraints of the growth environment. Pinghe Guanxi honey pomelo is excellent. The variety originated at the junction of Xiaoxi Town and Banzai Town. Longitude and latitude, regular lighting, moisture, and soil element composition all determine the quality of honey pomelo. All Pinghe honey pomelo comes from this. Pinghe honey pomelo, as a high value-added cash crop, enables every Pinghe person to at least have food and clothing to worry about. However, since it was introduced to other provinces ten years ago, in order to promote local economic development and improve people's livelihood, Pinghe honey pomelo has been introduced to a large area. The market is flooded with many pomelos that are counterfeiting Pinghe honey pomelo. The economy of the farming area has developed, but the economy of Pinghe people's livelihood has been affected. I have to say that this is a tragedy. *** has not done a good job in brand promotion and brand protection measures, which seriously infringes the market. for the benefit of the peaceful people. Historical Honors Pinghe County is located in the southwest of Zhangzhou City in the Golden Triangle of Southern Fujian on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait, with beautiful mountains and clear waters and natural treasures. Pinghe Guanxi pomelo, a famous fruit known as the "Sun Fruit", is produced here. On September 14, 2007, the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce issued the 2007 Well-known Trademark Recognition Announcement, and "Pinghe Guanxi Honey Pomelo" was on the list. This is the first pomelo trademark recognized as a well-known trademark in China, and the second fruit geographical indication certification trademark recognized as a well-known trademark in the country. Pinghe Guanxi pomelo has a long history.

Zhang Fengbao, who was a tribute student during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, recorded in the epitaph written for his friend Xipu Gong: "I was engaged in farming mulberry trees, and I loved gardening all my life, and I still like planting seeds. The branches are soft and hang down to the ground. The fruits are as big as a bucket, sweet and delicious. Famous..." The "Puo" here refers to Pinghe Guanxi Honey Pomelo. It can be inferred from this that Pinghe has been cultivating Guanxi pomelo for at least 500 years. Red-Fleshed Honey Pomelo Pinghe Guanxi Honey Pomelo has left a glorious mark in history. As early as the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it became a tribute to the court. Here is a poem written by Wang Kaitai, who was the governor of Fujian at one time, as evidence: "The west wind has passed through Dongting Wave, and there are many grapefruits on Madouzhuang. If Emperor Wen Zong crossed eastward, the inner garden should be peaceful." In the poem, "The inner garden should be peaceful." "Not counting peace" refers to peace and Guanxi honey pomelo is a tribute to the imperial court. Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty also awarded a seal of "Xipu Letter" and a Qinglong flag as the seal and logo of Pinghe Guanxi Miyou's tribute to the court. "Of all the fruits in Fujian, lychee is a beauty, and orange is a famous person. If you throw it away gently, you are a knight, and the fragrance is unparalleled...". In "Miscellaneous Notes on Fujian" written by Shi Hongbao of the Qing Dynasty, Pinghe Guanxi pomelo was praised as "the chivalrous man among the fruits" and ranked as one of the three famous fruits in central Fujian. Since the reform and opening up, the development of the times has once again restored the vitality of the "sun fruit" of Pinghe Guanxi pomelo. In 1988, Guanxi pomelo was listed as a National Spark Project and a Harvest Project of the Ministry of Agriculture, and Pinghe became the national Guanxi pomelo production base; in November 1988, Mr. Wu Gengmin, a nationally renowned fruit tree expert and first-level professor at Zhejiang Agricultural University, Evaluation of Guanxi Honey Pomelo: "The fruit is large and thin-skinned, the flesh is seedless, white as jade, juicy and soft, melts in the mouth without leaving any residue, sweet and slightly sour, and has a very lasting taste. It can be ranked as the best pomelo." ; In December 1989, Guanxi pomelo attracted many judges at the National High-quality Fruit Selection Conference for its large fruit, thin skin, rich juice and sweet flesh. The comprehensive score ranked first in the pomelo category and became the first pomelo category. The throne of "Pomelo King" has been approved by the Ministry of Agriculture as the title of national high-quality agricultural products. In the 21st century, Pinghe Guanxi pomelo has become a star among fruits due to its excellent quality, and has begun to embark on the road to continuous glory. Growth Environment Guanxi Honey Pomelo is a subtropical evergreen small fruit tree with a round-shaped crown, strong tree vigor, open and drooping branches, dense branches and leaves, large leaves, long oval shape, and the leaves have no sexual smell after being rubbed. Under conditions of sufficient fertilizer and water, young trees can shoot 4-5 times a year, and the spring shoots are the mother branches that bear fruit. The flower buds of Guanxi pomelo bloom from September to December, and the flowers begin to bloom in mid-to-late March. The peak flowering period is around mid-April, and the fruit matures in late October. The growth and development of Guanxi pomelo requires good ecological conditions: the average annual temperature is about 21.2oC, the soil pH is between 4.8-5.5, and the pomelo should not be shaded. Suitable for planting in southeastern, low-altitude, hilly and mountainous areas with gentle terrain. Guanxi honey pomelo fruit is large, weighing 1,500-7,000 grams, and the yield of an adult fruit tree is about 2,000-4,000 kilograms per mu; it is oval or pear-shaped; the fruit surface is light yellow, and the skin is thin; the pulp is soft, juicy, and moderately sweet and sour. , few or no seeds. Each 100ml of fruit juice contains 9.17-11.6g of sugar, 0.73-1.0g of acid, 48.93-51.98mg of vitamin C, and 10.7-11.6g of soluble solids. The edible part is about 99%. The fruit matures from late September to early October and the yield is high. Variety classification Pinghe honey pomelo now has four varieties. One is the most common white-fleshed pomelo; one is an improved variety with red flesh, called red pomelo; the other is a similar type of red pomelo, with red skin, spongy red, and red flesh, called pomelo. Sanhong honey pomelo; currently the latest variety, yellow-fleshed pomelo, the flesh is yellow. The improvement of the color of grapefruit pulp makes honey pomelo more nutritious. The prices of red-heart honey pomelo, three-red honey pomelo and freshly produced yellow-heart honey pomelo are higher than those of ordinary pomelo. The main value is honey pomelo, native to Fujian and Guangdong (northern Guangdong) (now introduced in most areas of southern China). The taste of the tropical introduced fruit is no different from that of the place of origin. However, after being introduced to the subtropics, the skin is slightly thicker, but the sourness is reduced. , this variety has poor low temperature resistance). It tastes sweet and sour, slightly bitter, and is rich in vitamin C and a large number of other signature nutrients. It is recognized by the medical community as the most therapeutic fruit. Guanxi Honey Pomelo Patients with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and kidney diseases often use drugs to eliminate excess sodium from the body. Pomelo contains potassium, a natural mineral necessary for these patients, but contains almost no sodium. It is the best therapeutic fruit. Pomelo contains a large amount of vitamin C, which can lower cholesterol in the blood and is an ideal food for modern people pursuing health.

A study in the United States found that people who drink grapefruit juice every day are less likely to have respiratory problems. Especially when they have a cold or a sore throat, eating a piece of fresh pomelo can make people feel comfortable and natural. The natural vitamin P contained in grapefruit can strengthen the function of skin pores and accelerate the recovery of injured skin tissue functions. Women who often eat pomelo can best comply with the principle of "natural beauty". Pomelo also has the effect of enhancing physical fitness. It can help the body absorb calcium and iron more easily; at the same time, the natural folic acid contained in it can prevent anemia symptoms and promote fetal development for women who are taking birth control pills or are pregnant. Fresh pomelo meat also contains chromium, an ingredient similar to insulin, which can lower blood sugar. Applicable people: It can be consumed by ordinary people. It is especially suitable for patients with heart, brain and kidney diseases and people with poor respiratory systems. Pregnant women are also suitable for consumption. Use by pregnant women can prevent the formation of facial spots. Even during pregnancy, the skin can still be naturally as clean as a girl, ***, and can prevent the appearance of stretch marks. For expectant mothers who love beauty, Pinghe Guanxi Honey Pomelo is a rare edible fruit. If possible, you can eat three to five petals a day. If you eat too much, you will feel hungry. It is especially not suitable to eat on an empty stomach!