Guanxi pomelo in Fujian, China

The pomelo, a citrus fruit native to South East Asia, is usually pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white (or, more rarely, pink or red) flesh and a very thick spongy rind.

As the largest citrus fruit, 15-25 cm in diameter, and usually weighing 1-2 kg, pomelo has other names such as pummelo, pommelo, Chinese grapefruit, jabong, lusho fruit, pompelmous, and shaddock.

It may have been introduced into China around 100 B.C and cultivated in southern China like Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian Province.

In Fujian, the most famous area for pomelo production is Pinghe County.

Pinghe County, situated at the southeastern part of Zhangzhou, is one of the most famous hometown locations to overseas Chinese. It is adjacent to two Special Economic Zone Xiamen and Shantou and covers an area of 2328.6 km² with a total population of 528 thousand.

Located at the subtropical region, Pinghe has a pleasant weather and is rich in natural and cultural recourses including minerals, hydraulic power, hot-springs, fruits, tea, mountains and temples.

History of pomelo

Pomelo planting has a centuries-old history in China. The Guanxi Honey pomelo has been planted for more than 500 years history in Pinghe County.

In Ming and Qing Dynasty, the pomelo was well-known, especially in Qianlong era of Qing Dynasty. It was known as the tribute of royalty.

During later times, Tongzhi Emperor decreed that "Xipu xinji" and it's green dragon flag be labeled on the fruit as its brand. During that period, the pomelo was called "Emperor Pomelo" by locals.

Present situation of Pinghe pomelo

The Pinghe Honey Pomelo season starts at the end of August or the beginning of September until mid-January.

It is now becoming more and more popular worldwide because of it's juiciness and slightly bitter taste, it is also packed with vitamins.

Since 2005, government of Pignghe County have been holding Guanxi Honey Pomelo Festival in every October. Thousands of pomelo dealers and tourists attended the festival.

With more than 500 years of growing history, Pinghe Guanxi honey pomelo ranks the first amongst all varieties of pomelos in China. The export of this fruit is growing year by year.

1) Self-driving: Go to Zhangzhou through Xiazhang Highway - then turn to S207 Provincial Highway to Pinghe County

2) Use a travel agent:

Renting a van packaged with driver is the next best alternative. Call Apple Travel to organize a group tour. If you've a small group, The ideal number in the group is 5 or 6.

Guanxi pomelo green certified through the price doubled

In accordance with standards of green food production requirements, the implementation of green practices and the use of bagging technology, which reduces the occurrence of pests and diseases, pomelo fruit to enhance not only quality but also to improve the outward appearance. Especially after the certification of green food products, worth doubled by consumers, prices per kilogram of about 0.5 yuan. Not only has it become popular big supermarkets, and export the European Union, Canada, of which the first 1500 tons into the EU market.

Guanxi pomelo, Department of Fujian Province, a famous local traditional Pinghe of fruit has been cultivated for more than 500 years of history, a tribute for the extension of the Qing Dynasty palace. Guanxi pomelo, bright orange color, rich aroma, fruit large thin, seedless flesh meat, white jade color, juicy and soft, without leaving any residue off, slightly acidic sweet and taste very Yong-jun, which can be classified as shaddock the highest category. In 1989 at the national high-quality fruit was selected as the "grapefruit Wang." Guanxi pomelo rich in magnesium, calcium, copper and other mineral nutrients, with the function of regulating human metabolism, there are step-down Shuxin, expectorant Moistening Lung, Xiaoshi hangover, Reduce Pathogenic Fire diuretic effects. Guanxi pomelo known as "natural fruit" of the name, the most resistant to storage, can be stored for more than three months. Guanxi pomelo currently has a large number listed in the city, in the Changle Road, Qingdao City Fruit Wholesale Market has a point, Carrefour, Jusco supermarket on sale. Guanxi pomelo purchase, please look for signs of the three A "Guanxi pomelo" pomelo.

How to select quality Guanxi pomelo

Guanximiyou (Chinese name), which is called Guanxi pomelo in English, delicious introduced throughout the country many, technology, management of natural uneven, so the market will be different from the quality of the pomelo. How to buy the delicious taste of Guanxi pomelo, to prevent the purchase of fake and shoddy products, please follow me on it!

1. Glance
Great fruit on the bottom of the small flat side of the pomelo, thin, juicy, sweet flesh of the mouth, excellent variety; and a round-shaped fruit of pomelo, thick skin, thick flesh, sweet taste, to preserve a long time good quality.

2. Touch
Not smooth out rough skin, the touch of fruit Shen, the fruit taste better; the other hand, poor quality.

3. Time
Rain this year, before the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, pick the heaviest weight 3.5-4.5 kg for Friends Guanximiyou; October 3-4 kg in weight than the pomelo; election in November weight of 2-3 kg Guanximiyou better; 1.5-2.5 kg in December following heavy Guanximiyou better.

4. Attention Whatever the season this year, you must weight not to buy more than 5 kg of pomelo. Guanximiyou more than 5 kg, in addition to experts and farmers, you can only get worse taste, pulp rough grain of the pomelo serious.

Method described above for most people, if you like the taste of acid sites, it is time to pick fruit to eat in advance. In other words, you buy in October on the use of fruit picked in November elections pomelo fruit size (2-3 kg in October out of the pomelo fruit weight), so you will be able to meet the "sour."

Tomorrow to see to understand the market a few Guanximiyou election. First meet alone to enjoy the National Day holiday, and then prepared a number of such natural fruit canned food, friends and family need to stay sober when Xiaoshi, and show good fruit, and the hangover is a rare dish of food.

Harvesting of green Guanxi Pomelo

Fruit harvest field is the last link in the production, post-harvest handling is the first link. The main consideration of harvesting the fruits of harvest maturity (harvest period) of the control, the determination of harvesting time and harvesting methods, harvesting the fruits of maturity and its yield and quality are closely related. Harvested too early, insufficient growth and development of products, not only are not up to standard size and style, quality and color is not good; harvested too late, high degree of product development, transport storage intolerance. In determining the harvest time, harvest time and method, should take into account characteristics of the fruits of growth and development, post-harvest uses, the length of storage, storage methods and equipment conditions and distance from markets and so on.

1, the determination of harvest time

Guanxi pomelo fruit of the harvest to phase in the development of appropriate control. In order to get the morning the city, or even to see that is in August in Guanxi pomelo supply market. At this point is far from ripe fruit, thick skin light fruit, juice cell hardware, including juice is low and will unleavened acid, although the flesh may be fresh, but the poor quality.

The study found that with the delay in harvest time, the fruits of post-harvest grain storage (low) index showed a downward trend. In early October, before the fruits of harvest and harvest the fruits of timely compared to post-harvest grain index increased by 1 or more times; the same time, with the extension of storage time, as early as the fruits of the mining index increased rapidly tablets. If harvested too late, fruit in the tree, the transfer of some nutrients, may also result in dehydration sclerosis. Thus, harvesting should be promoted in due course.

Usually mid to late 10 Guanxi pomelo fruit is a more appropriate view of the picking. However, different age, height above sea level and management level, the maturity of its also varies. The elderly than the young trees mature fruit trees, planted in sunny, fertile land where fruit mature faster, with increasing altitude and latitude, the relative maturity delayed. If he has the natural climate Pinghe as an example, below 100 meters above sea level in the Island and pomelo garden ground to mid-October on the appropriate mining fruit; 200-300 meters above sea level in between the pomelo garden in late October to take effect as appropriate; more than 300 meters above sea level in the grapefruit park should be postponed until late October to early November to take effect.

2, harvesting methods

Guanxi pomelo fruit of the harvest should be noted that light extraction, light, light transport and prevent mechanical damage. Picking method, a cut Tiffany, that is, to hold the fruits of his left hand, right hand and with sticks cut to cut fruit, and then along the top of the fruit Xiuping pedicle, so a two-cut fruit; the other is the spin Tiffany, that is, Fruit caught with his hands, with the thumb and index finger plus sales force, twist the fruit so that fruit and fruit from each other. Fruit should be no fruit, so as not to stab skin. High fruit sticks fruit to make use of mining ladder or wooden ladder in the fruit 30 cm with a bag or small basket catch. Mining down to the pomelo fruit on a cool dry place, below tatami mats, soft grass or Phyllodoce, can not be stacked too high, and it can not rain exposure.

3, harvest time

Guanxi pomelo fruit of the harvest should be dry in the sunny morning after the dew point of 8-11 and 4-6 points in the afternoon. Noon, when the scorching sun and air, the fruit temperature is too high, the field to carry large amounts of heat, not suitable for harvesting. Dewy rain harvesting or harvesting fruit cause rot after.

Red pomelo

Red Pomelo
Red flesh honey pomelo is a new breed of Honey pomelo products. We supply red flesh honey pomelo from the place of growing.
It has tempting red color inside.Taste as sweet as honey.Other details same as normal honey pomelo.
Packing: In transparent constrictive plastic film & mesh bags, 6-12pcs per carton. 11kgs or 12kgs per carton

Honey pomelo

Honey Pomelo is typical and the largest Chinese citrus fruit which have ever been the tribute to the kings and queens of ancient China.

PINGHE Honey Pomelo ranks the first among all kinds of pomelols in China owing to its good taste, rich nutrition and nice figure. It also commenced to enjoying a worldwide reputation since the year 2003 when Pinghe honey pomelo entered European market.

PINGHE is where our orchard and processing factory locates, it is also where Pomelo Development Company owners were born and brought up.

Product information
Figure: Weight per piece various form 1kgs to 2. 5kgs or even up. It is oval-round shaped with 10-30cm of diameter.
Skin: Greenish yellow or light yellow, smooth on the surface and white spongy under the surface.
Flesh: Juicy, semi-transparent and nice looking.
Taste: Light sweet and sour Function: Nutritious, hygienical, can do much good to blood, lung and throat etc.

Packing
In transparent constrictive plastic film & mesh bags, 6-12pcs per carton. 11kgs or 12kgs per carton.
Capacity per 40RH container:
Without pallet: 1640CTNs
With pallet: 1455CTNs

Season
Available period: From the end of Aug. To next Jan.

How to choose pomelo?

Pomelo / honey pomelo is a tremendous source of vitamin C and a burst of delightful acidity in your mouth. Plus, pomelo / honey pomelo is available half an year, and it stores very well.

Instructions
Step 1,
Hold the fruit to see if it feels heavy; the heavier it is, the juicier.
Step 2,
Look for firm, smooth peels. Thin peels mean there's more fruit inside.
Step 3,
Avoid fruit that feels coarse or mushy or has soft spots.
Step 4,
Smell the fruit. It should have a faint, sweet fragrance at room temperature.
Step 5,
Store pomelo/Honey pomelo at room temperature if you'll eat it in a week or so; otherwise, it will keep in the crisper for six to eight weeks.

Tips & Warnings
1. Pomelo is ripe when picked.
2. Surface marks usually do not affect the fruit inside, but aviod buying burised fruit. Green skin is fine in an pomelo.
3. A pomelo is one of the oldest citrus fruits (a grapefruit is actually a cross between an orange and a pomelo), and is starting to become more widely available in the U.S.. It's very popular in Asia.Eat a pomelo like you would a grapefruit, especially, honey pomelo has thin skin and seedless.