Fangshan mopan persimmon

"Mopan Persimmon", named after its big fruit and its shape like "Mopan", is produced in Fangshan, China. "Mopan persimmon" has a long history. According to legend, persimmon trees were cultivated in Fangshan during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1399). Fangshan County Records compiled during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1573-1620) recorded that "Persimmons are the bulk produced by this mirror, and there are no villages in Hetaogou in the northwest and Zhang Fang in the southwest. Those who sell in Beijing are the most numerous, and they are as big as fists and as sweet as honey". It was sealed as a royal tribute by Emperor Zhu Di. "Mopan persimmon" has gorgeous fruit color, orange color and sweet taste. It has been praised by people since ancient times and once had the reputation of "color is better than gold, and sweetness is better than jade liquid". The poet Zhang Zhongshu praised "Lin Fang's taste is too strong, the color is modest, the pearl is heavy, and the wax is lightly and evenly wrapped in cakes, which is not as good as human dew". According to testing, 100 grams of fresh fruit contains 0.7 grams of protein, which is 3.5 times that of apples and 7 times that of pears; It contains A0.16 mg of vitamin A, which is twice that of apples and 16 times that of pears. It contains C4.16 mg of vitamin C, which is 3 times that of apples and 5 times that of pears. Vitamin PP0.2 mg. In addition, it also contains a lot of carbohydrates, minerals such as iron, calcium, phosphorus and potassium, and a variety of amino acids needed by the human body. It can generate high heat for human body and provide various nutrients. The protection scope of Fangshan mopan persimmon geographical indication products is subject to the scope proposed in the Proposal on Defining the Protection Area of Fangshan mopan persimmon geographical indication products in Fangshan District of Beijing (Fang Zheng Han [2006] No.2), which includes Shidu Town, Zhang Fang Town, Dashiwo Town, Changgou Town, Hancunhe Town, Zhoukoudian Town, Chengguan Street, Yancun Town, Qinglong Lake Town and Hebei Province in Fangshan District of Beijing. Fangshan Mopan persimmon is a geographical indication protection product. Fangshan Mopan persimmon is a geographical indication certification trademark.
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