Song Guocan, general manager of Yichuan County Shanshui Field Ecological Agriculture Development Co., Ltd
In recent years, all parts of the country are exploring and promoting local high-quality agricultural products, and on television, radio and newspapers, agricultural product brands across the country are emerging in an endless stream and dazzling. In fact, there is an agricultural product treasure around our Luoyang, that is, Yichuan selenium-rich millet.
Yichuan millet, which turned out to be rich in selenium
Scientific studies have shown that selenium is an important element in reducing various chronic diseases. In the medical and nutritional circles at home and abroad, selenium is known as the "spark of life", enjoys the reputation of "natural antidote", "longevity element" and "heart guardian", and has been recognized by the WHO and the International Nutrition Organization as one of the 14 essential trace elements currently known in humans and animals. Modern science has proven that selenium deficiency can lead to more than 40 diseases such as cancer, liver disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, prostate disease, cataract, etc., and indirectly lead to more than 400 diseases.
The land shortage of selenium in the mainland is quite serious, but most of the areas with severe selenium deficiency are national commercial grain bases. As a result, the number of people in the food chain who are deficient in selenium far exceeds the number of people in these areas. People's health and longevity need sufficient selenium, selenium deficiency will cause many diseases, human precious life is facing such a serious threat, experts appeal: selenium deficiency is easy to disease, selenium supplementation has many benefits, quantitative selenium supplementation is urgent!
Luoyang is the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, the products are abundant, the Heluo Plain is mainly planted with wheat, corn and beans, and the small grains in the southern hilly areas are very rich, among them, Yichuan millet has always enjoyed a good reputation, there are often merchants who walk the streets and alleys to sell Yichuan millet to the urban area and nearby villages.
In recent years, after the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources has determined that part of the land in Yichuan County, Luoyang City, is actually selenium-rich land, which is a treasure land of feng shui! The area of natural selenium-rich cultivated land in Yichuan County is 500,000 mu, of which 95,000 mu are high-selenium-rich plots. At the same time, Yichuan County is located in the gold production area of high-quality millet at 34 degrees north latitude, the southernmost part of the main millet producing area in the mainland, and the northernmost part of the selenium-rich belt.
As the first of the five grains, millet has witnessed the agricultural civilization of the Chinese land. Millet is one of the main grains of the people of northern China, and the nutritional value of grains is very high, rich in protein, fat and vitamins. According to the analysis of the Central Institute of Health, it contains 9.7% protein, 1.7% fat, 77% carbohydrates, and in every 100 grams of millet, it contains 0.12 mg of carotene, 0.66 mg of vitamin B1 and 0.09 mg of vitamin B2, niacin, calcium, iron, etc. Therefore, millet is especially suitable for the elderly, children and other weak people to nourish. In those hard days of the last century, many families boiled millet porridge to feed their children, and the scene of adults drinking rice residue and children drinking rice oil has become the memory of many families. Therefore, many people grew up drinking millet porridge.
Since the discovery of the selenium-rich land in Yichuan County, the Yichuan County Government intends to make good use of this selenium-rich land, and their goal is to build the first county of China's selenium-rich millet industry, and "Yichuan millet" will become the first brand of selenium-rich millet in China. On February 12, 2018, the former Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China approved the registration and protection of geographical indications for agricultural products for "Yichuan millet".
"Yiheqiao" brand Yichuan selenium-rich millet, the quality is good
Yichuan County Shanshui Field Ecological Agriculture Development Co., Ltd. is currently the leading enterprise of Yichuan millet. Under the leadership of general manager Song Guocan, after more than 20 years of healthy development, the company has 3,000 acres of selenium-rich land resources, all of which are located in the shallow mountainous and hilly areas of Yichuan County, where the climate has a large temperature difference between day and night, and the effective accumulated temperature is high. The rice is sweet and deeply loved by the majority of customers.
The company uses a five-step preservation method to keep the "Yiheqiao" brand millet fresh at room temperature and no insects in the summer, and its secret is to fill the small packaging bag with food-grade nitrogen to give the millet an oxygen-free environment to prevent insects.
The company's products are divided into three models, namely family self-use models, gifts for relatives and friends, and high-end business models. Gift-giving is not only about face, but more importantly, about health. "Yiheqiao" brand selenium-rich millet, a good gift for the Spring Festival. Interested friends can contact them directly.
The abbreviated version of this article was published in the A09 edition of Luoyang Evening News on January 30, 2024