Cover news reporter Liu Hu
Smaller than ordinary lemons, the price is 5 times that of ordinary lemons, such a "high-grade" lemon, have you ever seen it? In Suining Daying, there is such a variety developed and cultivated in 1996, the country's unique "noble of lemons" white lemon.
On October 18, the cover news and the large-scale event of West China Metropolis Daily "International Fan, Chinese Flavor, Bashu Rhyme - Looking for a New Landmark of Chengdu-Chongqing Cultural Tourism in 2021" was officially launched. Under the guidance of Sichuan Intellectual Property Service Promotion Center and Sichuan Daily Newspaper Group, Cover News and West China Metropolis Daily launched the "2021 Sichuan Top Ten Food Landmarks" large-scale public welfare selection activity, and The British White Lemon was shortlisted for the shortlist.
The cultivation of white lemons (formerly known as Tasiti lemons) by the river began in 1995, when The Town of Riverside introduced the Tahiti lemon variety of Chongqing Institute of Daily Chemicals (renamed after the restructuring of Sichuan Provincial Institute of Daily Chemical Industry), and began to cultivate in Wolong Village, through adaptive observation, rootstock selection, cultivation of grafted seedlings, soil improvement, fertilizer management, plastic pruning, pest control, hormone application and timely harvesting.
In December 1996, the Tahiti lemon was successfully cultivated on a pilot basis, and began to develop in the same year, because of its small and exquisite, smooth and delicate peel, crystal clear flesh, like a girl's face, so it was named white lemon.
Deng Hongqiong, chairman of the People's Congress of Hebian Town, Daying County, Suining City, said that as a unique new variety of lemons in China, the newly cultivated white lemon enjoys the titles of "king of fruits" and "edible product".
Compared with ordinary lemons, riverside white lemons are seedless, the peel is smooth and delicate, and the vitamin content is much higher than that of ordinary lemons.
"About 45 plants per mu of ordinary lemons, and 60 plants of white lemons can be planted per mu." Deng Hongqiong said that although there are many trees planted, the yield of white lemons is only half that of ordinary lemons.
The yield is small, but the value of white lemon is large. "White lemon is an important natural flavor ingredient, and its fragrance type fills the gap in the natural flavor type." Deng Hongqiong told the cover news reporter that riverside white lemon is also a precious food, its juice contains precious nutrients, of which protein accounts for 1.2%, various fruit acids 6.9%, per 100 grams of fresh juice contains vitamin A2 mg, VC59-70 mg, VB30-60 micrograms, VP anti-ringworm 100-130 micrograms, inositol 85 micrograms, containing seventeen kinds of amino acids, a total of 256.51 micrograms, at the same time, also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron and other mineral components.
In addition, Deng Hongqiong introduced that white lemon juice acid, embryo has a certain beauty and health care effect and medical value.
The value is large, the price is not cheap, the white lemon produced by the River Inuyasha, the market price is 5 times that of ordinary lemon.
At present, Daying County Riverside Town planted 3,000 acres of white lemons, has been hung fruit of 700 acres, is currently the world's second, China's first white lemon production base.
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