What melon do black seeds come from? Where are the main producing areas located?

Every time the Chinese New Year comes around, the table is filled with seeds of all colors, such as white seeds, sunflower seeds, black seeds, and so on. What we are talking about today is black seeds, which in the author's hometown are called watermelon seeds, and they come in many flavors. So what melon exactly are black seeds from? Where are the main producing areas located? Here is an introduction for you:

I. Introduction to black seeds

1. What nutritional value do black seeds have?

Black seeds contain nutrients such as protein, fatty acids, vitamin B, and vitamins.

2. What effects do black seeds have?

Black seeds have effects such as moistening the lungs, reducing phlegm, promoting bowel movement, cooling the blood, stopping bleeding, promoting urination, and removing grime. They also have the effect of lowering blood pressure and help prevent arteriosclerosis, making them a suitable snack for people with high blood pressure.

3. What precautions are there for eating black seeds?

Black seeds contain too much salt, which can easily cause high blood pressure.

II. What melon are black seeds from?

Black seeds are the seeds produced by the seed melon, a variety of watermelon. The seed melon is also called the seed-bearing melon; its fruit is relatively small, but its seeds are numerous and large. It is mainly grown to produce black seeds. After the fruit ripens, its seeds are taken for eating; they are fragrant and delicious and highly nutritious. After processing, the seeds become the tasty black seeds. Because international market demand for seed melon seeds has surged, the price of seed melon seeds has climbed all the way, and the output benefits of planting seed melons have become markedly prominent. However, the yield of seed melon seeds varies greatly: the high end can produce more than 300 jin of seed melon seeds, while the low end is only about 60 jin.

Lanzhou seed melon is also called Lanzhou seed melon, and the seeds it produces are black-edged with a white center, plump, thin-skinned and large, easy to crack open with thick kernels, glossy black, fragrant and enduring in taste, and excellent in quality. It is one of China's traditional export commodities and enjoys the reputation on the international market of “Lanzhou black seeds” or “Lanzhou large slab seeds.”

III. Where are the main producing areas of black seeds located?

1. Black seeds are most famous in Minqin County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province, and are a local specialty. The seeds produced there are known for their excellent quality and other characteristics. They are one of China's export commodities and are mainly sold to Hong Kong, China, Macao, China, and Taiwan, China, as well as Southeast Asian countries.

2. Other producing areas of black seeds are mainly distributed in Gaolan, Yongdeng, Jingyuan, and Huining in Gansu Province, and Dawu in Hubei Province and Susong in Anhui Province, among other counties.

The above is an introduction to the distribution of the main producing areas of black seeds in China, so if you want to eat good black seeds, buy black seeds produced in Minqin County. The black seeds produced here are large and plump, and they mature and go on the market every year in September.

IV. Three major tricks for processing seeds!

1. First look: after the seeds go into the pot, stir them continuously and roast them evenly, and watch until the surface of the seeds is plump and smooth;

2. Second listen: listen for the seeds “bang, bang” popping in the pot;

3. Third smell: smell a burst of seed fragrance rushing to the nose.

At this point, add an appropriate amount of water to the pot to dissolve salt and braise the seeds, and once the water has dried, take them out of the pot and they are done.

Summary: The above content is about what melon black seeds come from and an introduction to their producing areas, and I hope it can help those who need it. This article is compiled from the Internet.