Introduction to Zhangzhuang Niuxin Persimmon
Niuxin Persimmon is named after its resemblance to a cow's heart. With a long history and high reputation, it is an excellent variety selected by the local people through long-term cultivation practice. Niuxin persimmon belongs to the persimmon family and is a deciduous tree. It blooms in early June and has a flowering period of 7-12 days. The fruit is Niuxin shaped and has a nipple shaped protrusion at the top. The fruit turns from green to yellow and matures in October with an orange color
Niuxin persimmon is large, with fine flesh, juicy, sweet taste, no or few seeds, with an average weight of 25O grams per fruit and a maximum weight of 375 grams
Niuxin persimmon has a sweet and juicy taste, making it a delicious fresh food with an edible rate of over 96% and high nutritional value. In medicine, using persimmon stems and persimmon cakes as medicine has certain therapeutic effects on treating gastrointestinal diseases, stopping bleeding, moistening stools, and lowering blood pressure. Shidi can also treat hiccups and nocturia. In addition, persimmons can also replace grains in brewing wine, vinegar production, etc. Persimmon lacquer extracted from green persimmons is an important industrial raw material
According to the regulations of the "Administrative Measures for the Registration of Geographical Indications of Agricultural Products" and the specific cultural, historical, and natural environmental conditions of Zhangzhuang Niuxin Persimmon agricultural products, after research and decision by the Municipal Agriculture Bureau and extensive solicitation of opinions from relevant parties, the geographical indication protection scope of Zhangzhuang Niuxin Persimmon is now designated as the administrative area under the jurisdiction of Zhangzhuang Town, Zoucheng City, with a total area of 180 square kilometers, 74 administrative villages, and a population of 76000. The total cultivated land area of the town is 5200 hectares, including 1000 hectares of beef heart persimmon. The protected planting area is 1000 hectaresWhat is the nutritional value of Zhangzhuang Niuxin persimmon3. Mature fruits contain tannins. Bitter persimmons contain a lot of carbohydrates, with 10.8 grams per 100 grams of persimmons, mainly sucrose, glucose, and fructose. This is also why people feel that persimmons are very sweet. Fresh persimmons are high in iodine<24. Persimmons are rich in pectin, which is a water-soluble dietary fiber with good moisturizing and laxative effects. It has a good effect on correcting constipation and maintaining normal growth of intestinal flora<5. Smooth and crispy, baked and juicy, sun dried beef heart persimmon cakes have a high sweetness, low fiber content, soft texture, and a sweet and delicious taste, making people feel a desire to think again after eating. Mixing persimmon cakes in cold water can turn into persimmon paste, which is comparable to honey and has a unique flavor
6. Persimmons contain tannins, which can easily bind with iron and hinder the absorption of iron in food by the body. Therefore, anemic patients should eat less. Diabetics should not eat The fruit is large, square in shape, with a longitudinal diameter of 6.9 cm and a transverse diameter of 7.7 cm. The average weight of a single fruit is 237 grams, and the maximum weight is 275 grams, with a relatively uniform size. The fruit surface is orange red, the skin is thick, and the fruit powder is moderate; The fruit has a broad pointed or gradually protruding tip like a nipple, and the style falls off; The fruit base is concave, with ridges, and the stem is shallow. The longitudinal groove is shallow, and there are four radiating small grooves at the top of the fruit, which are relatively shallow; No hanging marks, occasional hanging marks are petal shaped. The fruit stem is short and thick. The marrow is large and the heart is empty, with 8-10 ventricles, mostly long oval shaped and seedless. The taste is fragrant and not astringent, with no unripe fruits, no diseased fruits, and no insect fruits The cross-section of the fruit is circular, with orange red flesh, fine texture, low fiber, abundant pulp, sweet taste, total content ≥ 12%, vitamin C ≥ 15mg/100g, and soluble solids ≥ 16% Zhangzhuang Niuxin persimmon is a geographical indication product for agricultural productsAwards and honors of Zhangzhuang Niuxin persimmon