Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon [Gansu Gaolan Specialty]

What is Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon? Authentic specialty of Gaolan, Gansu: Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon

Summary:Do you want to know what Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Gaolan, Gansu Province - Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon. The full text takes about 7 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon and the product characteristics of Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon? How did the history of Gaolan dry sand watermelon come about? Wait

Basic Introduction of Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon

Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon is a specialty of Gaolan County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. Gaolan is the main producer of fruits and melons in Lanzhou. In addition, Gaolan is known as the "hometown of melons and fruits". Dry sand watermelons have a long history of cultivation in Gaolan, at least 300 years ago. They are renowned throughout the country for their sandy texture, sweet taste, and good taste, and are highly favored by consumers. In 2015, the "Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon" declared by the Gaolan County Agricultural Products Industry Association Federation passed the review and expert evaluation organized by the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, and was registered and protected as a national geographical indication for agricultural products

Regional Scope

Gaolan County is located in the central part of Gansu Province, in the northern suburbs of Lanzhou City, at latitude 36 ° 05 ′ to 36 ° 50 ′ N and longitude 103 ° 32 ′ to 104 ° 22 ′ E. The total area is 2556 square kilometers, with a total population of 168300 people, including 150100 agricultural population, accounting for 93% of the total population of the county. The terrain is interspersed with mountains and rivers, sloping from northwest to southeast, with an average elevation of about 1700 meters. The production areas of Gaolan dry sand watermelon are mainly distributed in 38 administrative villages in 6 townships, including Zhonghe Town, Shidong Town, Shuifu Township, Shichuan Town, Jiuhe Town, and Heishichuan Township, Gaolan County. The total annual planting area is 2630 hectares and the annual output is 99000 tons

1. External sensory characteristics: The fruit of Gaolan Dry Sand Watermelon is oval or round in shape, with a single fruit weight of 3-6 kilograms. The skin color is dark green or light green, with dark green stripes. Thin skin and few seeds, bright red flesh, juicy and sweet taste, with a sandy texture, sweet and cool, high sugar content, evenly distributed central and edge sugars, excellent taste, well-known far and wide, it is a great summer heat relief product<2. Internal quality indicators: The total sugar (central sugar) of Gaolan dry sand watermelon is 9.5-11.0g/100g, the total sugar (edge sugar) is 7.40-9.51g/100g, the crude fiber is 0.15-0.21g/100g, and the soluble solids are 11.0-13.0% Vitamin C 7.0-7.4 mg/100g, Vitamin B 0.011-0.014 mg/100g

3. Safety requirements: The production environment of Gaolan dry sand watermelon shall comply with the national food safety standard GB2763-2014 (Technical conditions for the production environment of pollution-free products) for the maximum limit of pesticide residues in food; The product quality meets the national food safety standard GB2762-2012 for pollutant limits in food, and the entire production process is controlled in accordance with relevant national standards for processing, packaging, storage, and transportation