Which Grape Variety Is the Best and Sweetest? A Detailed Analysis
Grapes are a fruit that many people love to eat. At present, the number of grape varieties native to China plus those introduced and cultivated is countless. I believe most people prefer grape varieties with high sweetness. Below, the editor of Nongxun Net introduces several high-quality grape varieties with relatively high sweetness.
1. Thompson Seedless grape
The Thompson Seedless grape, also known as "seedless dew," is a mid-to-late-season table variety. It tastes very sweet, has excellent quality when dried into raisins, and can also be used for winemaking. The young shoots are green and glossy. In the Turpan region of Xinjiang, it buds in early April, flowers in mid-to-late May, and the fruit ripens in late August. Nowadays, some high-end fruit markets outside are vigorously promoting the Xinjiang Thompson Seedless grape variety, and it is indeed loved by many consumers.
2. Summer Black grape
The Summer Black grape is an excellent variety with characteristics such as disease resistance, high yield, early ripening, good storage tolerance, and good taste. Its young branches are yellow-green, and its leaves are large, light green, dense, and hairy. Summer Black grapes have a high sugar content and stronger storage and transport capacity than ordinary varieties, and are not easily cracked by squeezing during transport.
⟦NL> 3. Kyoho grape
The Kyoho grape belongs to the mid-season, tetraploid category and is a European-American hybrid, originally from Japan. It was introduced to China in 1959 and widely promoted across the country, becoming a main cultivated variety welcomed by fruit growers. When ripe, it is purple-black, with thick skin, abundant bloom, relatively soft flesh, a sweet, juicy taste, and a strawberry aroma. The skin, flesh, and seeds separate easily, and the sugar content is 16%.
4. Sapphire grape
Sapphire is a mid-season variety, ripening in open fields from August to September. After ripening, the berries do not shatter or rot at the tips, can hang on the vine for more than 1 month, and tolerate storage and transport. The fruit color is blue-black, coloring quickly and evenly. Cut into slices with a knife, the flavor is pure, crisp and sweet with no residue, and the soluble solids content is above 20%. In dry, low-rainfall areas the sugar content is even higher, and it easily dries into large blue-black raisins.
5. Goldfinger grape
The Goldfinger grape is a European-American hybrid. Its clusters are enormous, long-conical, moderately loose, and its flesh is firm and can be sliced. It tolerates storage and transport, has a sugar content of 20%-22%, is sweet and refreshing, and has a rich rock-sugar flavor and milk flavor.
6. Shine Muscat grape
The Shine Muscat grape is high-yielding, stable in production, large-berried, disease-resistant, has good storage tolerance, and is simple to cultivate. The clusters are conical, weighing about 600g, with large clusters reaching about 1.8kg, and the average berry weight is 812g. The flesh is fresh, crisp, and juicy, with a rose fragrance. The soluble solids content is about 20%, reaching up to 26%, and the fresh-eating quality is extremely excellent.
In summary, these are several varieties with relatively high sweetness and popularity in recent years. Of course, there are many others besides these. You can choose the variety best suited to your local area for planting!
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