What is the difference between ponkan and mandarin oranges? Will eating too many cause internal heat?

Every January is the season when the sweet and delicious Yongchun ponkan hits the market, and because it looks similar to the mandarin orange, which belongs to the same Rutaceae family, people often can't tell them apart. So do you know all the differences between ponkan and mandarin oranges? Will eating too many cause internal heat?

1. Basic introduction to ponkan

1. The origin of ponkan

Ponkan is one of the most common fruits in the Rutaceae family in daily life, also known as the mandarin fruit, and is mainly distributed in the southern regions of our country, with the main producing area of ponkan being Yongchun County in Fujian, China. Yongchun County is the ponkan base of our country, and the ponkan from this place is also a China Geographical Indication protected product.

2. The morphology of ponkan

Ponkan is generally large in size, smaller than a pomelo, with a flattened round fruit, thick and unevenly rough skin, and an orange-yellow peel that can be easily separated from the flesh, with most seeds being white. The ponkan of Yongchun has plump segments, is crisper and juicier than ordinary ponkan, with a moderate sweet-sour balance and a relatively rich flavor, and its quality characteristics are also very obvious.

3. The value of ponkan

Ponkan contains vitamins, protein, fiber and other nutrients that can well supplement what the human body needs. Its nature and flavor, and channel tropism: it is cool in nature, and has a good auxiliary effect on regulating qi and strengthening the stomach, drying dampness and stopping phlegm, and lowering qi and stopping asthma. Regular consumption can also eliminate fatigue, lower cholesterol, and inhibit cancer cells.

The peel of ponkan is also a very good Chinese medicinal material, with the effects of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, strengthening the stomach and removing dampness, and lowering blood pressure. Adding orange peel when cooking porridge, braised pork, or braised ribs not only whets the appetite but also removes the greasy feeling. In addition, after deep processing, the flesh and peel can be made into canned food, jam, jam, jelly, and orange peel paste, orange peel essence, candied orange shreds, and so on, and the economic value is still quite good.

2. What is the difference between ponkan and mandarin oranges?

As fruits that belong to the same Rutaceae family and are also common and popular in daily life, their relatively similar appearance often makes it hard for people to tell the difference, so today the editor of Tuliu.com will give a brief introduction to their differences.

1. The difference in size between ponkan and mandarin oranges

Ponkan is generally relatively large, but smaller than a pomelo, while mandarin oranges are even smaller, so mandarin oranges are generally a bit smaller than ponkan.

2. The difference in appearance between ponkan and mandarin oranges

Mandarin oranges are overall spherical and their peel is relatively thin and smooth (of course, some have thicker and rougher peel), while ponkan peel is thicker and rough and uneven; in addition, the color of ponkan is relatively vivid, being red or yellow-red; while the surface of mandarin oranges is not as vivid as that of ponkan.

3. The difference in white pith between ponkan and mandarin oranges

The peel of both mandarin oranges and ponkan can be easily separated from the flesh, but the white pith inside ponkan is more than that of mandarin oranges.

4. The difference in effects between ponkan and mandarin oranges

Ponkan is a cool-natured fruit, with the effects of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and clearing stomach heat, while mandarin oranges are a warm-natured fruit, with the effects of moistening the lungs, quenching thirst, and resolving phlegm; in common saying, mandarin oranges cause internal heat, while ponkan reduces internal heat, but there is no need to worry, because as long as the amount eaten is not too much, internal heat will not occur.

3. Will eating too much ponkan cause internal heat?

As mentioned earlier, ponkan is a cool-natured fruit with the effect of reducing internal heat, so eating ponkan does not cause internal heat; however, eating too much ponkan can easily harm the spleen and stomach, and stomach pain and abdominal pain may occur. So here the editor of Tuliu.com wants to remind everyone that although ponkan is good, do not be greedy for too much.

The above is an introduction to some of the differences between ponkan and mandarin oranges. I wonder whether everyone is clear about it after reading it. In addition, the current selling price of ponkan in the Changsha area is 4.8-5.4 yuan/jin, so friends who like to eat them can buy some!