Where is the pomelo producing area in Fujian? Introduction to the distribution of main producing areas

The producing areas of Fujian pomelo are Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City, Xianyou County, Putian City, etc. Among them, Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City mainly produces Guanxi honey pomelo, which is a geographical indication protected product. Xianyou County, Putian City mainly produces Wendan pomelo; the fruit produced is excellent in quality, fragrant in smell, tender in flesh and mellow in juice, moderately sweet and sour, seedless or few-seeded, refreshing with a light fragrance, and unique in flavor.

I. Guanxi honey pomelo

The peel of Guanxi honey pomelo is bright orange-yellow, with a rich fragrance, large fruit and thin peel, and seedless flesh that is as white as jade. Guanxi honey pomelo is an ideal natural health food. Every 100 milliliters of juice contains 9.17~9.86 grams of total sugar, 0.734~1.011 grams of titratable acid, 48.93~51.98 milligrams of vitamin C, and more than 10 mineral nutrients, among which magnesium, calcium, and copper are higher than those in other fruits. It has the function of regulating human metabolism and has effects such as clearing phlegm and moistening the lungs, promoting digestion and sobering one up, reducing internal heat, and promoting urination.

II. Wendan pomelo

Wendan pomelo is one of the four famous fruits of Putian, Fujian Province, China. It is a precious famous fruit unique to Duwei Town, Xianyou County, and a Chinese geographical indication product. The fruit is excellent in quality, fragrant in smell, tender in flesh and mellow in juice, moderately sweet and sour, seedless or few-seeded, refreshing with a light fragrance, and unique in flavor. It was successfully cultivated through cooperation between Wu Dengqing, a provincial graduate of the county, and a famous female role in the Putian Xian opera troupe. It was named “Wendan pomelo” after the identities of the two people, and later seedlings were propagated to neighboring villages using the air-layering method. In November 1984, when Li Xiannian, then President of the country, inspected Fujian, after tasting it he named it “Duwei seedless honey pomelo.” It contains components such as naringin, neohesperidin, carotene, vitamin B, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, iron, volatile oil, sugar, and insulin. It has effects such as anti-inflammatory and cough-relieving, blood pressure-lowering, and blood sugar-lowering, and is a delicious fruit suitable both as food and medicine.