The betel nut trademark belongs to category 29 in food.

Processed betel nut belongs to category 29, specifically 2904; fresh betel nut belongs to category 31, specifically 3105.

Betel nut is an evergreen tree of the monocotyledonous plant class, Prima order, Palmaceae, with upright stems, tree-like, more than 10 meters high, up to 30 meters high, with obvious ring-shaped leaf marks. , monoecious, with multi-branched inflorescences, oblong ovary, oblong or ovoid fruits, oval seeds, and the flowering and fruiting period lasts from March to April.

Betel nut is native to Malaysia and is mainly distributed in tropical areas such as Yunnan, Hainan and Taiwan in China. It is widely cultivated in tropical Asia. Betel nut is an important Chinese medicinal material, and some ethnic minorities in the south still use the fruit as a chewing hobby.

Betel nut is a Category 1 carcinogen on the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer list of carcinogens. It is recognized as a drug in countries such as Turkey, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Canada and Australia, and has been banned by many European and American countries.

There are 36 known betel nut varieties in the world. People in different regions have different classification methods for these cultivated varieties. For example, farmers in Hainan divide betel nut into long-peduncled varieties and short-peduncled varieties based on inflorescence and fruiting. The yield, alkaloid types and content, medicinal value and bioecological characteristics of different varieties of areca nut vary greatly.

Betel nut is a thermophilic plant that likes high temperature, abundant rainfall and humid climate. Commonly grown in scattered areas at the bottom of low valleys, at the foot of ridges, at the foot of slopes, and in the secondary forests of tropical monsoon forests along plain streams. It also grows in patches in humus-rich valleys, ridges, sparse forests, and in slightly acidic to neutral sandy loam barren mountain wilderness. .

Article 4 of the "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China" Food producers and traders are responsible for the safety of the food they produce and trade.

Food producers and operators shall engage in production and operation activities in accordance with laws, regulations and food safety standards, ensure food safety, be honest and self-disciplined, be responsible to society and the public, accept social supervision, and assume social responsibilities.