Lishui Bailian

Lishui Bailian Lishui Bailian was produced in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, also known as Chuzhou Bailian. Because the city was the state capital in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was named. It has five characteristics: round grain, fullness, white color, soft meat and sweet taste. Its edible part contains 16.6 grams of protein, 2 grams of fat, 62 grams of sugar, 332 kilocalories, 2.2 grams of crude fiber, 3.9 grams of ash, 89 milligrams of calcium, 285 milligrams of phosphorus and 6.4 milligrams of iron per 100 grams. According to the quality specifications, it can be divided into lotus and autumn lotus. Lotus is harvested before the autumnal equinox, because the primary seeds of summer flowers are full of nutrients, round and full particles, thin shell, white and reddish skin, and lotus hearts are close to lotus meat, with shallow and narrow empty slots and good meat quality. Autumn lotus is harvested after the autumnal equinox. It is slender in appearance, small in grain and thick in shell, with dark red skin. It is peeled off for two slices, and the empty groove is like a spoon. The meat is thin and inferior in quality. Lishui, located in the south of Zhejiang, has a subtropical climate, with an average annual temperature of 18.1℃ and an annual precipitation of 1427 mm, with more precipitation in May and June, less rainfall in July and August and high temperature. The suburban plain around Chengguan in Lishui City has fertile land. The history of planting white lotus has been more than 1400 years. As early as 800 years ago, the city was known as Lotus City. This product is not only sold in China, but also exported.
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