Is the apple pear an apple or a pear? Understanding GMOs, price, and origin in one article

The apple pear is a new pear variety from Yanbian, Jilin. It tastes good, stores easily, and is rich in vitamins and trace elements. Regular consumption can help relieve cough and reduce phlegm, moisten the lungs, and provide other benefits, so many people like to eat it. So, is the apple pear a GMO fruit? Is it an apple or a pear? What is the market price per jin? Where is it produced?

Is it a GMO fruit? Is it an apple or a pear?

The apple pear is not a GMO; it is a natural variety produced by hybridization and grafting. Apple pears were already being sold in large quantities on the market decades ago, when no one in the world had even begun researching GMOs. The apple pear simply has a slightly inward depression where the stem connects to the fruit, making its shape somewhat like an apple; it is a pear.

The apple pear is a variety of pear. The apple pear is one of the precious fruits of the cold temperate regions of the north, and because of its ugly appearance it is also called “China's ugly pear.” The fruit is flat and round, with a dotted red blush on the skin, closely resembling an apple, hence the name apple pear. The apple pear tree prefers a cool, humid climate and tolerates extreme cold. The Yanbian apple pear belongs to the white pear system and is one of China's excellent pear varieties, mainly produced in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province. The fruit is flat and round, with a dotted red blush on the skin, closely resembling an apple, hence the name apple pear. The apple pear tree prefers a cool, humid climate and tolerates extreme cold.

Latest market price:

Apple pears cost about 5 yuan per jin, but prices vary from region to region, and bulk purchases differ from retail prices, so for detailed prices you should inquire at your local fruit market!

Origin introduction:

1. Bohai Bay production area. Liaoning, Shandong, and Hebei provinces are the old apple production areas.

2. The old course of the Yellow River and the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains production area.

3. The highland production areas of the northwest and southwest.

Nutritional value:

The fruit is irregularly flat and round, shaped like an apple, with an average single fruit weight of 230 grams and the largest reaching 600 grams; the skin is greenish-yellow, with a red blush on the sunny side; the fruit dots are relatively small; the core is especially small; the flesh is white, fine and crisp, with few stone cells, a sweet-and-sour taste, and plenty of juice; it contains 12.8% soluble solids, 8.99% soluble sugars, 0.31% titratable acid, and 4.4 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams, with top-grade quality.

According to analysis, the Yanbian apple pear is rich in vitamin C, B1, B2, and other nutrients, as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and other components. It is highly nutritious and has the benefits of moistening the lungs, reducing phlegm, relieving cough, reducing internal heat, clearing the heart, and promoting urination. It can also stimulate the appetite and aid digestion, and is quite beneficial for people with weakness and insufficient body fluids.

The Yanbian apple pear is not only rich in nutrients and delicious in taste, but also easy to store, which is truly rare among the more than 3,000 pear varieties.