Where are the latest distribution areas of honey peach production?
The honey peach is a spherical edible fruit with very high nutritional value. Its protein content is twice that of apples and grapes and seven times that of pears, and its iron content is three times that of apples and five times that of pears. It is rich in various vitamins, among which vitamin C is the highest, and it has edible benefits such as beautifying the skin, clearing the stomach, moistening the lungs, and reducing phlegm. Now let us take a look at where honey peach production areas are!
Where are honey peach production areas?
The honey peach originated in China, and it is now widely cultivated in all provinces and regions of our country, as well as planted throughout the world. Honey peaches are widely distributed across the country from south to north, and among them Hengjing in Wuzhong by Taihu Lake in the Jiangnan water region is the most famous honey peach production area. In recent years, the nectarine planting area has shown an upward trend, flat peaches have also begun to sell well in the market, and ornamental peaches are even more distinctive. Although honey peaches are widely cultivated, they are one of the fruits that are more difficult to store and transport.
How much is honey peach per jin?
Honey peaches are generally about 3 to 8 yuan per jin, and usually the better ones in supermarkets are about 4 to 5 yuan per jin. The market price of honey peaches is not uniform, with great regional differences, and even within the same region prices vary greatly depending on the sales venue. Usually supermarkets are much more expensive than street stalls. For example, authentic Nanhui honey peaches sell for 7 to 8 yuan per jin, very sweet and fragrant, large, with one weighing more than half a jin, but ordinary honey peaches can only sell for about 3 to 5 yuan per jin.
What varieties of honey peach are there?
1. Yangshan honey peach: Yangshan honey peach is known for its tender flesh and abundant juice, rich fragrance and mellow taste, and fresh sweetness and deliciousness, with a very tender and smooth mouthfeel. Compared with peaches from other places, Yangshan honey peach is very tender; once the skin is torn open, the juice flows out, and it generally does not become too tough to bite, so it is also called “Jade Dew Honey Peach”.
2. Xiangshan honey peach: Xiangshan honey peach is also known as Early Okubo. The tree vigor is medium, the tree posture is semi-spreading, the fruit is nearly round, there is much pollen, the average single fruit weight is 204 grams, and the maximum single fruit weight is 290 grams. The flesh is milky white, red near the pit under the skin, soft in texture, juicy, sweet, aromatic, and clingstone. The soluble solids content is 12%, the fruit development period is 91 days, and the harvest period is early July.
3. Shenzhou honey peach: Shenzhou honey peach is famous at home and abroad and has a cultivation history of more than 2,000 years since the Han and Tang dynasties. The Tang dynasty poet Cui Hu's line “the peach blossoms and the beauty's face reflect each other's red” became an enduring masterpiece. Today, the cultivated Shenzhou “21st Century” honey peach is large, with a single fruit weight between 400 and 600 grams, and brilliant in color, with red showing through yellow.
4. Fenghuang honey peach: Fenghuang honey peach has more than 30 varieties, divided into extra-early, early, mid-season, and late-maturing. Extra-early peaches come on the market from the end of May to early June, each about 100 grams. Early-maturing varieties come on the market in mid-to-late June, each weighing about 150 grams. Mid-season varieties come on the market in July, each weighing 150 to 200 grams. Late-maturing varieties come on the market in late August, each weighing 200 grams, with the largest reaching 500 grams.
5. Nanhui honey peach: Nanhui honey peach has a round and neat fruit shape, large size, beautiful color, thin skin and thick flesh, dense flesh, few fibers, strong fragrance, abundant juice and sweet taste, and soluble solids of 14 to 15 degrees, with the highest reaching 17 degrees. The pit area is slightly red, which is the main characteristic of this product. It has long been famous in Shanghai and even across the country for its thin skin, thick flesh, abundant juice, and sweet taste.
6. Longquan honey peach: Longquan is a nationally famous hometown of fruit and is a honey peach base in China. For many years, Longquan honey peach has been renowned far and near for its unique quality. Because of its strong marketability, it sells well across the country and enjoys the reputation of “the best peach under heaven” in markets such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing. It is also the only honey peach in China that can meet the “Olympic peach” standard.
7. Fenghua honey peach: Fenghua honey peach is a famous specialty of Fenghua, praised as “the best in China”, and has long had the reputation of “nectar and jade dew, a precious delicacy of the Yaochi”. With its unique qualities of beautiful fruit shape, fine and soft flesh, abundant juice and sweet taste, rich aroma, thin skin that peels easily, and melt-in-the-mouth texture that leaves an endless aftertaste, it is famous at home and abroad.
8. Muyang honey peach: Muyang honey peach is a traditional local specialty of eastern Fujian with a long history. Because of advantages such as large fruit, small pit, beautiful appearance, bright color, soft and juicy flesh, sweet taste, delicate fragrance, and unique flavor, its fresh fruit shows strong competitiveness in the market and is deeply loved by consumers.
9. Mengyin honey peach: Mengyin honey peach is a specialty of Mengyin County, Shandong Province, and is a national agricultural product geographical indication product of our country. Thanks to its unique natural conditions and long planting history, it has been rated as the “Capital of Chinese Honey Peach”. The Mengyin honey peach produced there is brilliant in color, fine in flesh, sweet as honey in juice, large and fragrant, and rich in nutrients, and is deeply welcomed by consumers.