Yigong pepper [Xizang Bomi specialty]

What is Yi Gong chili pepper? Authentic Xizang Bomi specialty: Yigong pepper? This article is a special article that introduces in detail the specialty of Xizang's Bomi, Yigong Pepper. It was compiled by the editorial team of China Specialty Website after consulting and collecting relevant information about Yigong Pepper. The full text takes about 6 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Yigong Pepper and what is the nutritional value of Yigong Pepper? What are the product characteristics of Yigong chili pepper? How did the history of Yigong chili come about? The awards and honors of Yigong chili pepper

Basic Introduction of Yigong Pepper

Yigong Pepper is a specialty of Bomi County, Linzhi City, Xizang Autonomous Region. Yigong Pepper is a unique local variety formed through years of planting. The fruit is berries, and the shape of fresh peppers is mostly sheep horns, cow horns, and conical shapes. When immature, it appears green, and when mature, it appears bright red, with the advantages of thin skin, sweet taste, and rich spicy flavor

Yigong Township is located in the northwest of Bomi County, at the northern foot of the eastern section of the the Himalayas, in the Zangbu River basin of Yigong, and is known as the "National Geopark" inside and outside the area. To the east is Yuxi Township, to the west is Bagai Township, to the north is Bianba County in Changdu area, and to the south is Linzhi County in Linzhi area, with a land area of 90 square kilometers. The north, west, and northeast are the extension of Nyainqentanglha Mountains to the southeast, with Boshula Mountains in the east and the Himalayas in the south. The overall terrain presents a geographical distribution pattern of high in the east and low in the west, surrounded by mountains, and a valley area in the middle, with ridges and valleys arranged alternately. On both sides of the Yigong Zangbu River Basin, there are widely developed gentle river floodplains, alluvial terraces, and alluvial fans, which have become fertile soil and fertile fields in the area. It is mainly semi agricultural and semi pastoral, mainly planting economic crops such as wheat, barley, rapeseed, and raising cattle, sheep, horses, etc. The protection scope of Yigong chili pepper includes five administrative villages under the jurisdiction of Yigong Township in Bomi County, namely Gongzhong Village, Getong Village, Shama Village, Jiangla Village, and Tongjia Village. The geographical coordinates are 93 ° 00 ′ 00 ″ E to 97 ° 40 ′ 00 ″ E and 29 ° 21 ′ 00 ″ N to 30 ° 30 ′ 00 ″ N

The vitamin content of Yigong pepper fresh pepper is 60-70 mg/100g, and the vitamin content of dry pepper is 154-162 mg/100g. Fresh pepper contains 20-90 mg/kg of capsaicin, and dry pepper contains 500700 mg/kg of capsaicin

The fruits of Yigong chili peppers are berries, and the shapes of fresh peppers are mostly sheep horns, cow horns, and conical shapes. When immature, it appears green, and when mature, it appears bright red, with the advantages of thin skin, sweet taste, and rich spicy flavor. Yigong chili contains 60-70mg/100g of vitamins in fresh peppers, 154-162mg/100g in dry peppers, 0.02g-0.09g/kg in capsaicin in fresh peppers, and 0.5g-0.7g/kg in dry peppers