Lingzao

Lingzao originated from Yunju Ancient Temple in Sancha Village, Nanshangle Town, Shunyi District, and has been cultivated for hundreds of years. It used to be a high-quality jujube as a tribute to the emperor. The fruit of Zizyphus jujuba is rhombic, and the fruit is even. After ripening, the fruit is dark red, beautiful in appearance, sweet and crisp in pulp and rich in juice. Strong adaptability, barren resistance, drought resistance, moderate tree potential, high yield, fruit harvest in mid-September. Lingzao, as its name implies, is actually a diamond, with sharp sides and a drum in the middle, so it is called Lingzao. Lingzao is a specialty of Dashiwo Town. Mayor Li Zhonghua said: "Lingzao has grown to more than 10,000 mu, with an annual output value of 6 million to 8 million yuan. It has also promoted tourism, picking and folk catering, with an annual output value of more than 20 million yuan." [Variety introduction] Rhinojujubes grow on the mountain at an altitude of about 1000 meters, which is adaptable and barren-resistant. The drought-resistant Rhinojujubes are grafted with wild Zizyphus jujuba, cultivated and bred. It combines the shape of the mother plant of Zizyphus jujuba and the advantages of sweet and sour taste of wild Zizyphus jujuba. Rhombus jujube juice is more sweet and crisp than ordinary jujube juice. According to the test, the content of protein is 4.5% per hundred grams of jujube, especially the content of vitamin C is about 500~700 mg. Not only is it far higher than ordinary jujube, but this content is nearly twice as high as that of kiwifruit.
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