Huanghua winter jujube

Huanghua Dongzao has a history of 3,000 years, which can be traced back to the Qin and Han Dynasties. The history contains "Yanzhao Qianshu Jujube", "There have been fish and salt dates since ancient times", and "Zhangwu in Liuxian County (Liuxian and Zhangwu were built in Huanghua in Qin and Han Dynasties) planted jujube, which was used as food, and the home-made jujube was half-baked, rich and rich". In Yuan Shizu, Huanghua winter jujube was planted on a large scale, and the winter jujube forest in Qijiawuguan Village of Huanghua City was formed by planting and developing at this time. Today, there is still the largest and oldest primitive winter jujube forest in the world. There are 1067 ancient winter jujube trees in the forest, of which 198 are over 600 years old. Although these ancient winter jujube trees have been weathered, they are still flourishing and fruitful. Huanghua winter jujube is respected and loved by the royal family and nobles, so it has noble quality and legendary color in history. "Qin Shihuang heard that the fruit of immortality, for a long time to find did not get". Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited the east in the third year, calling it "the best jujube" and sealing it as "Xianzao". In the third year of Hongzhi, Zhu Youtang, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, thought it was a divine fruit, called it "the king of all kinds of fruits" and named it "Gongzao". This system lasted for 500 years from the Qing Dynasty. Huanghua winter jujube has thin skin, thick meat and small core, tender and crisp meat, sweet and sour taste, and excellent taste. "If you eat it in the summer rain, you will get the benefit of soul-stirring; It's like climbing the moon and picking up the chardonnay, and dreams are lured around the soul, which is a treasure in the fruit. According to the determination, Huanghua Dongzao has a total sugar content of 32.2%, a total acid content of 0.367%, and a vitamin C content of 354 mg per 100 grams of fresh jujube. It is rich in many other vitamins and minerals, and has a high nutritional and health care value, so it has the reputation of "longevity fruit". In October 1996, at the Huanghua Winter Jujube Demonstration Meeting, it was praised as "the top of more than 260 fresh jujube products in China" by experts attending the meeting. Huanghua winter jujube is a national geographical protection product. According to the field investigation and analysis of many domestic experts, Huanghua is close to the sea, and the climate conditions are full of light and heat, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, which is beneficial to the sugar accumulation of winter jujube fruit and makes its sugar content higher; The soil around Huanghua is thick, with good plowability, and the soil is rich in chlorine and potassium ions, which can increase the contents of vitamins, other trace elements and various nutrients, and increase the brittleness and hardness of the fruit. Therefore, Huanghua Winter Jujube is unique in quality, sweet and crisp, and rich in nutrition. "It moistens the liver and intestines in six directions and clears the qi in eight directions". Huanghua winter jujube is a geographical indication protection product. Huanghua Dongzao is a geographical indication certification trademark.
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