What varieties of Shandong jujube are there? A detailed introduction to common varieties
In Shandong, besides scallions and pancakes, "jujube" is also a major local specialty. Shandong jujube is widely distributed in Laiwu, Tai'an and other places. It is famous for its large fruit, thick flesh and high sugar content. In fact, Shandong jujube also has so many varieties of Shandong jujube? Below, the editor will introduce them to you.
1. Ningyang Jujube
Ningyang Jujube comes from Geshi Town, Ningyang County, Tai'an City, Shandong Province, which is known as the hometown of Chinese jujube. Ningyang Jujube is world-famous, known for its extremely large and sweet fruit. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang wrote a poem praising Ningyang: "Mulberry and jujube grow near homes, fleabane and mugwort stretch along the traveler's road." The jujube history of Geshi Town, Ningyang County, spans more than three thousand years. The main producing areas are Dongyun Village and Heishi Village. In 2000, it was named "China's Famous, Special and Excellent Economic Forest - Hometown of Jujube" by the National Economic Forest Association.
Geshi Town is very rich in jujube resources. It currently has a jujube forest area of 100,000 mu, 1 million mature trees, and an annual output of 30 million kg of jujube. Concentrated in the vast jujube forest below Shentong Mountain, flowers bloom in spring and fruit ripens in autumn, with fragrance drifting for miles, forming a beautiful scenic line. As early as 1986, it was listed by the Ministry of Forestry as a "Jujube Development and Production Base".
Shentong Mountain, in spring, tens of thousands of mu of pear orchards are wrapped in silver, and in the vast jujube forest butterflies and bees compete for nectar; in autumn, fruits hang heavily, jujubes are fragrant and pears are sweet. It can be described as "an ancient post road in the southern corner of the Yellow River, fertile soil inside and outside the mountains, for thousands of years, talented youths emerge in succession, brilliant and magnificent across Qilu."
Geshi Jujube is renowned worldwide for its large fruit, thick flesh, rich nutrition and unique flavor. In 1982, it was evaluated by the National Ministry of Health as a national health jujube; in September 1996, at the China Shanghai International Agricultural Products Expo, it won the title of "Product Trusted by Consumers". In 2000, it won the gold award at the First National Red Jujube Expo; in 2001, it won the "Quality Product Title of the China International Agricultural Expo", with broad medicinal value.
2. Zhanhua Winter Jujube
Zhanhua Winter Jujube, a specialty of Zhanhua District, Binzhou City, Shandong Province, is a China National Geographical Indication Product. The fruit shape of Zhanhua Winter Jujube is oblate or round, with a smooth fruit surface. After ripening, it shows dot red, patch red and full red respectively, and the colored surface is ochre red. Ripe Zhanhua Winter Jujube has thin skin, crisp flesh, a small pit, a sweet and fragrant taste, pleasant sweetness and acidity, and no residue when eaten. The planting area has remained stable at about 500,000 mu year-round.
Zhanhua Winter Jujube ripens late, maturing in mid-to-late October. It looks like an apple and is called a "little apple". The average single fruit weight is about 20 grams; the color is bright ochre red, the taste is excellent, the skin is thin and the flesh is crisp, tender and juicy, sweet and fragrant, rich in nutrition, and the edible rate reaches 93.8%.
Scientific analysis shows that winter jujube contains 19 amino acids essential to the human body, including aspartic acid, threonine and serine, with a total content of 0.985 mg/100 g, protein 1.65%, dietary fiber 2.3%, total sugar 17.3%, total flavonoids 0.26%, niacin 0.87 mg/100 g, carotene 1.1 mg/kg, vitamin B1 0.1 mg/kg, vitamin B2 2.2 mg/kg, and vitamin C content reaching 1079.1 mg/kg. It is called a "living vitamin pill". In addition, it also contains more vitamin A, E, and trace elements such as potassium, sodium, iron and copper, and has the reputation of being the king of a hundred fruits for its nutritional value.
3. Leling Golden Silk Jujube
Leling Golden Silk Jujube is one of the "Three Treasures" of Leling specialties. Leling is famous throughout the world for producing golden silk jujubes and has long been known as the "Hundred-Li Jujube Hometown". Leling Golden Silk Jujube is excellent in quality. When a semi-dry small jujube is broken open, one can clearly see strands of golden silk composed of pectin and sugar adhering between the flesh, stretching 1-2 cun without breaking and sparkling in the sunlight, hence the name Golden Silk Jujube.
Golden Silk Jujube has a sugar content as high as 70-80%, and every 100 grams of dried jujube can produce 308 kcal of heat; every 100 grams of dried jujube contains 1.5 grams of protein, equivalent to 5-10 times that of apples; every 100 grams of dried jujube contains 700 mg of vitamin C, equivalent to 100 times that of apples, and is called a "living vitamin pill". In addition, it also contains 18 amino acids essential to the human body and rich trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium and iron.
Leling jujube has 23 varieties including Golden Silk Jujube, seedless small jujube, long red jujube, round bell jujube, horse bell jujube, sour jujube, bell jujube, po jujube, pear jujube, ganchuan jujube, tang jujube, wood jujube, millstone jujube, dragon claw jujube and frozen jujube. Among them, Golden Silk Jujube accounts for more than 80%.
The above is an introduction to Shandong jujube varieties. Shandong jujube is favored by many consumers and the market. Many friends also make jujube into dried jujube, red jujube, small jujube, candied jujube, etc. There are many ways to eat it. Besides eating it fresh or drying it, it can also be made into jujube cake, donkey-hide gelatin jujube, etc.
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