Leye Chili is a geographical indication certification trademark. Leye pepper is an agricultural product with geographical indication.

Leye pepper is a local dry pepper grown in a specific production area in Huize County. It is named after its origin in Leye trough. It has a long cultivation history and a large planting scale. According to the "Huize County" "Zewen Historical Materials" records: "In the east of Huize County, there is a Leye River that stretches for nearly a hundred miles. The river water is crystal clear, the land on both sides is fertile, and the climate is mild. This is Leye Trough, which is rich in peppers." Leye peppers received a certificate of honor from the Ministry of Foreign Economic Affairs at the Beijing Export Achievements Exhibition in 1983. In 2007, Huize County was awarded the title of "China's Hometown of Chili Peppers" and "China's Top 100 Chili Pepper Counties" by the China (Changsha) International Chili Pepper Industry Expo Organizing Committee, and Leye Town was awarded the title of "China's No. 1 Chili Pepper Town". Huize The "Yongxiong" brand Leye pepper produced by the County Yongxiong Pepper Development Company was selected as the "Gold Award" and "Specially Recommended Product" by the conference. At the same time, at the Chili Expo, Comrade Qin Guangrong, the governor of Yunnan Province, also wrote a sticker for Huize, "Huize Chili Peppers Are Sold All Over the World".

Leye peppers in Huize Leye Township have a long history of growing. The peppers are large, thick and flavourful, red and smooth, bright in color, high in oil and vitamins, many seeds, slightly spicy and aromatic. In 1989, we promoted excellent varieties, standardized cultivation techniques, and developed and produced spicy products with local ethnic characteristics using Leye peppers as the main raw materials. The main products include three varieties: original packaged peppers, paste pepper powder, and pepper rings. Silver Award from the National Ministry of Light Industry. Products are exported to Myanmar, Thailand, Hong Kong, Beijing, Hunan, Guizhou and other places. In 2000, 5,400 acres of peppers were planted in Leye Township, and the township's pepper output value was 4.095 million yuan.

Leye pepper

Regional scope

Leye pepper is mainly distributed in Huize County, mainly involving Leye, Yiche, Jinzhong, Zhe There are five township areas: Hai and Huohong. The geographical coordinates are: 26°29′~26°47′ north latitude, 103°22′~103°37′ east longitude, 33km long from north to south, 27km wide from east to west, with a planting area of ??6,667 hectares and an annual output of 18,000 tons.

Product quality characteristics

(1) External sensory characteristics: Fruit shape: fruit length 10~19cm, fruit pulp thickness 0.1~0.2cm, average single fruit weight 5~12g, fruit length The fruit is horn-shaped, with smooth surface, tapered and slightly curved apex, bright color, oily, rosy, transparent, smooth appearance, bright red or deep red when mature. (2) Intrinsic quality indicators: Leye peppers are bright in color, bright and rosy, pure and moderate in spiciness, and rich in nutritional value; per 100 grams of pepper products, the vitamin C content is ≥ 150 mg, the capsaicin content is ≥ 26.6 mg, and the crude fiber content is ≥ 24.5% . (3) Safety requirements: The quality of Leye pepper products meets the requirements of the local standards of Yunnan Province: DB53/T254-2008 "Technical Regulations for the Production of Leye Peppers" and DB53/T255-2008 "Dried Leye Peppers".