Yuanyang rice, a specialty of Yuanyang County, Henan Province, is a national geographical indication product of China.

Yuanyang rice is crystal clear, soft and sweet, has a pure aroma, and is high in protein, starch, copper, iron, calcium and other trace elements. It is one of the first raw grains in Henan Province to obtain green food certification and be exported to earn foreign exchange. It has won many international and national gold medals. It is included in the National Famous Specialty Products Directory and the Central Plains Specialty Business Card. It is known as "China's No. 1 Rice".

On December 24, 2003, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of regional-of-origin product protection for "Yuanyang Rice". Basic introduction Chinese name: Yuanyang rice Origin range: Yuanyang County, Henan Province Quality characteristics: crystal clear, soft and sweet, pure fragrance Geographical indication: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Geographical Indication Product Approval Number: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Announcement No. 2003 Approval date of No. 121: December 24, 2003 Product characteristics, quality characteristics, nutritional value, variety classification, origin environment, historical origins, production conditions, product honors, geographical indications, scope of regional protection, quality and technical requirements, product characteristics and quality characteristics The saline-alkali land in Yuanyang County gives the rice innate alkalinity, making Yuanyang rice full of flavor without adding alkali when cooking. The rice produced has unique characteristics. The rice quality is crystal clear, soft and sweet, with pure fragrance and strong palatability. Nutritional value In 1992, Yuanyang rice was tested by the Rice Quality Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center (Hangzhou) of the Ministry of Agriculture and showed: aspect ratio, chalkiness rate, chalkiness, transparency, gel consistency, alkali elimination value, amylose content, The eight indicators of protein content all meet the national first-class standard for high-quality rice. According to laboratory tests conducted by national departments, Yuanyang rice has higher protein, starch, copper, iron, calcium and other trace element contents than the internationally renowned Thai rice. The iron content is nearly five times higher than that of Japan's sky-high-priced rice "Love at First Sight", and the content of selenium, which is called a "life element" and "natural antidote" by scientists, is higher than that of many domestic and foreign rice. 8 times. Variety classification Yuanyang County has introduced more than 20 excellent rice varieties from home and abroad. After trial planting, "68-11", "Huanghuangqing", "Yujing No. 6" and other varieties were selected as the leading varieties, which are widely used in the county. To promote. Yuanyang rice production environment Yuanyang County, Xinxiang City, Henan Province is located in the alluvial plain of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has a warm temperate monsoon continental climate, with sufficient sunshine, four distinct seasons, and a large temperature difference between day and night. To the north is the old course of the Yellow River, and to the south is the high beach of the Yellow River. The rice growing area in Yuanyang County is located in the narrow back river depression area 60 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide. The special Yellow River sedimentary soil, coupled with irrigation with Yellow River water rich in organic compounds and trace elements, results in a large temperature difference between day and night during the rice growth period. The rice produced is crystal clear, soft and sweet, with a pure aroma, and contains protein, starch, copper, The content of iron, calcium and other trace elements is high, and the nutrients are rich. In particular, the saline-alkali land in the past has given Yuanyang rice its natural and unique alkalinity, which makes Yuanyang rice full of flavor without adding alkali when cooking. It has the reputation of "Chinese Known as the "First Meter". Yuanyang Rice Historical Origins Yuanyang rice has a long history of cultivation. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it became a rice specially used for the palace. The earliest written record of Yuanyang rice can be found in "History of the Song Dynasty·Hequ Zhi": During the Xining period of the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi advocated the use of silt to change the soil to grow rice. County resident Xing Yan and other 364 households said: "The soil in the fields is barren, so they are begging for silt to be planted with rice weeds... to help with construction." In 1983, archaeologists discovered carbonized rice grains in Ming Dynasty tombs in the area. grain. Rice was widely planted in Yuanyang for only a few decades. Historical records show that the Yellow River burst and flooded 57 times in Yuanyang County in the past thousand years. This land has been plagued by floods and saline-alkali. In 1968, Qiao Yongqing, the "Father of Yuanyang Rice", tried planting 600 acres of rice in the Nanguan Brigade of Yuanwu Commune, and the yield per mu reached 450 kilograms that year. Since then, the scale of rice planting in Yuanyang County has expanded rapidly. The dream of "turning ten thousand acres of alkali area into fertile farmland and yellow water attracting the fragrance of rice flowers" has finally become a reality, and the scale of rice planting in Yuanyang County has been rapidly expanded.

On August 22, 1973, the People's Daily published an in-depth report on the front page with the title "Inducing the fragrance of rice flowers in the aqueous-alkali areas of the Yellow River". On November 15, 1991, the first "Rice Festival" of Yuanyang County held a press conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Yuanyang rice has gone through five stages along with the historical evolution of rice cultivation. During this period, it has experienced several ups and downs, and the planting area has continued to expand. Entering the 21st century, in order to strengthen and expand the Yuanyang rice brand and take the road of industrialization, Yuanyang County has brought pollution-free, The development of pollution-free, green, and organic rice food is included in the "Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development". Investment in science and technology will be increased to harden rivers in rice areas. We will continue to attach importance to the introduction, breeding and promotion of high-quality rice varieties, and put "Huanghuangqing", Excellent varieties such as "Space Nutritional Rice", "68-11", and "Se-enriched Rice" are widely promoted throughout the county as flagship varieties. Yuanyang Rice Production At its peak, the rice planting area in Yuanyang County reached more than 450,000 acres, with an annual rice output of 220 million kilograms. In 2016, the total rice planting area in Yuanyang County reached 320,000 acres, including 4,200 acres of pollution-free rice production bases, 90,000 acres of green food rice, and 7,160 acres of organic rice. The rice output per mu reached more than 600 kilograms, with an annual rice output of 130 million Kilograms and above. The county has 41 rice processing enterprises, with an annual rice processing capacity of more than 100 million kilograms. One company has obtained pollution-free food certification, three companies have obtained green food certification, and three companies have obtained organic certification. Yuanyang Rice, the first nutritional product of rice loach, won the gold medal at the China Agricultural Expo, the "Seventh Five-Year Spark Plan Expo Gold Medal", the "1995 China Science and Technology Quality Expo Gold Medal", the "China Green Food Fair Gold Medal", and "Henan Famous Brand Agricultural Products" , "Henan Province's Top Ten Most Influential Geographical Indication Products", "Henan Province Famous Trademark" and other titles. It won consecutive gold medals at the "Seventh Five-Year Plan" Spark Expo and the First and Second Agricultural Expositions. In 1990, Yuanyang rice was designated as the exclusive food for the 11th Asian Games in Beijing. In March 1996, Yuanyang rice was approved as a green food by the China Green Food Development Center. In October 2002, Yuanyang Rice received the "Origin Certification Trademark" issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, becoming the first approved registered origin certification trademark in Henan Province and the first in the national rice industry. The scope of regional protection of geographical indications. The geographical scope of origin of Yuanyang rice is based on the geographical scope proposed by the People's Government of Yuanyang County, Henan Province, in the "Notice on Determining the Protection Scope of Yuanyang Rice Origin Regional Products" (Original Government Document [2002] No. 217) shall prevail, and shall be the current administrative area under the jurisdiction of Yuanyang County. Yuanyang Rice Geographical Indication Product Protection Scope Chart Quality Technical Requirements 1. Variety High-quality rice varieties that have been approved and suitable for planting in Yuanyang County should be selected. Seed quality should comply with GB4404.1 regulations. 2. Cultivation Technology Yuanyang Rice The production technology of Yuanyang rice is shown in Appendix B. 3. Rice is produced within the scope specified in Chapter 4 of this standard and complies with the regulations of GB/T17891. 4. Sensory requirements (1) Color: Rice is translucent, crystal white or slightly yellow, and shiny. (2) Odor: It has the natural rice aroma inherent to the rice in this region and has no peculiar smell. (3) Steaming quality: When steaming rice, it smells fragrant when opened, the rice grains are intact, white and shiny, soft and not sticky, tough, good palatability, not hard after cooling, and the rice soup is thick with rice gluten. 5. Processing quality indicators The processing quality indicators should comply with the provisions of Table 1. Table 1 Processing quality indicators 6. Physical and chemical indicators The physical and chemical indicators should comply with the provisions of Table 2. Table 2 Physical and chemical indicators