Kalaqin Tomato [Specialty of Kalaqin Banner, Inner Mongolia]

What is Kalaqin tomato? Authentic specialty of Kalaqin Banner, Inner Mongolia: Kalaqin tomatoes

Summary:Do you want to know what Kalaqin tomatoes are? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Kalaqin Banner, Inner Mongolia - Kalaqin Tomatoes. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Kalaqin Tomatoes. The full text takes about 6 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Kalaqin Tomatoes and their nutritional value? What are the product characteristics of Kalaqin tomato? How did the history of Kalaqin tomatoes come about? The awards and honors of Kalaqin Tomato

Basic Introduction of Kalaqin Tomatoes

Kalaqin Banner is located in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia, with excellent soil, suitable altitude, unique climate, and suitable for tomato growth. The tomatoes produced have a round shape, smooth surface, rosy and translucent color, compact and delicate flesh, small ventricle, moderate acidity and sourness, juicy and tender, soft and sandy mouth, rich flavor, strong storage resistance, and excellent quality. Due to its ability to be eaten raw and cooked, as well as its ability to be both a vegetable and a fruit in terms of food structure, tomatoes are also known for their benefits such as generating fluids, quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and reducing appetite, cooling the blood and calming the liver, clearing heat and detoxifying. Therefore, they are the most popular daily fruits and vegetables among ordinary people

The Hometown of Tomatoes in China - Kalaqin Banner Tomatoes Create an Annual Output Value of 3 billion yuan. As the "Hometown of Tomatoes in China" and the largest cold shed hard fruit tomato planting base in the northern region, Kalaqin Banner has strong solar radiation, abundant sunshine, simultaneous water and heat, high accumulated temperature effectiveness, suitable for tomato growth, and locally produced tomatoes have a good taste. The annual per capita possession of surface water in the entire banner is 451 cubic meters, and the annual per capita possession of exploitable groundwater is 145 cubic meters. Agriculture is irrigated with deep well water, with no industrial pollution and excellent environmental conditions

Under the jurisdiction of Kalaqin Banner in Chifeng City, there are 11 townships (streets) including Meilin Town, Wangyefu Town, Jinshan Town, Niujiayingzi Town, Xiaoniuqun Town, Nantaizi Township, Shijia Manchu Township, Nailin Town, Xiqiao Town, Henan Street, and Hebei Street, totaling 161 Gacha villages. The geographical coordinates are 118 ° 08 ′ E to 119 ° 02 ′ E and 41 ° 53 ′ N to 42 ° 14 ′ N

Reference range for nutrient content of Kalaqin tomatoes: lycopene ≥ 154 mg/kg, soluble solids ≥ 5.5%, vitamin C ≥ 16.3 mg/100g, titratable acid ≤ 0.55%, soluble total sugar ≥ 4.24%

Kalaqin tomatoes have a round and regular shape, with a smooth, rosy and translucent surface. The flesh is compact and delicate, with small ventricles. It has a moderate sour and sweet taste, juicy and tender, soft and sandy mouthfeel, rich flavor, strong storage resistance, and excellent quality

How did the history of Kalaqin tomatoes come about

The development of the facility hard fruit tomato industry in Kalaqin Banner started in 2005, with an area of only 50 acres that year, all of which were implemented in Wafang Village, Wangyefu Town, jointly organized and developed by the village committee, farmer brokers, and farmers

In order to expand the tough fruit tomato industry, Kharqin Banner insists on extending the tomato industry chain and improving the industrial quality. Driven by the industrial policy, local governments have adopted measures according to local conditions, village policies, and relying on big data and the "Internet", it has built a tomato characteristic industrial system integrating policy, information, technology, and service. With the support of cold chain transportation, it has continuously increased the construction of industrial supporting facilities, and has successively built seedling farms, trading markets, processing enterprises, and fresh-keeping warehouses