Which longan variety tastes the sweetest? Big Pink Shell vs Shui Gong sweetness comparison
Do you like eating longan? How to grow longan in pots Have you ever grown it? Then do you know how many longan varieties there are? I bet you know no more than three types? Then let's take a look together! Big Pink Shell characteristics: large fruit, juicy flesh
Do you like eating longan? How to grow longan in pots Have you ever grown it? Then do you know how many longan varieties there are? I bet you know no more than three types? Then let's take a look together!
Big Pink Shell characteristics: large fruit, high water content in the flesh, slightly soft texture, slightly mild sweetness, raised fruit shoulders, thin skin, not suitable for baking. Flesh rate about 60.9%, sweetness about 15-17 Brix, single fruit weight about 11-14 grams. Main producing areas: Taichung County, Changhua County; main production period July.
Fu Yan longan: the shape looks fairly round, the fruit and the pit are both very large, it tastes watery, the flavor is not very good, and it is planted less nowadays.
Red Shell Early characteristics: early maturing, slightly mild sweetness, seed is reddish-brown, flesh is crisp. Flesh rate about 61.9%, sweetness about 16-19 Brix, single fruit weight about 7-10 grams. Main producing areas: Qishan Township, Kaohsiung County, Dashu Township, Kaohsiung County; main production period: June-July.
Gouping Early characteristics: flesh is crisp. Flesh rate about 60.5%, sweetness about 17-20 Brix, single fruit weight about 8-11 grams. Main producing area: Neimen Township, Kaohsiung County; main production period end of June.
Taichung variety characteristics: when ripe the skin is pale yellow-green, the flesh has a delicate fragrance, texture is slightly soft. Flesh rate about 63.2%, sweetness about 17-19 Brix, single fruit weight about 15-17 grams. Main producing area: Dongshan Township, Tainan County; main production period: early August
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Shui Gong characteristics: also called "Da Gong", the branches are tough, the fruit does not drop easily, and in some areas it is also called "Ren Di" [Run Di Zi]. The fruit is large, single fruit weight about 14-16 grams, the largest fruit shape among the commercial varieties currently grown in Taiwan, flesh rate as high as about 69%, sweetness is also high, about 18-20 Brix, production period about mid-August. This variety is suitable for both fresh eating and processing, with a high baking rate. The only issue is its pronounced biennial bearing, which is something to note in cultivation. Main producing areas: Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Fanlu Township, Chiayi County, Dongshan Township, Tainan County; main production period mid-August.
Zhuqi Early - early maturing, harvested about late June to early July, single fruit weight about 8-10 grams, flesh rate about 59.3%, sweetness about 20-22 Brix, main producing area in Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County.
Lingjiao variety characteristics: the fruit shoulders and sides are raised and shaped like a water caltrop, hence the name Lingjiao variety. Large fruit, high flesh rate, high sweetness, the seed is slightly large and reddish-brown, suitable for fresh eating and baking. Flesh rate about 63.9%, sweetness about 18-20 Brix, single fruit weight about 16-18 grams. Main producing area: Dongshan Township, Tainan County; main production period mid-August to end of August.
Jishi variety characteristics: large fruit, high sweetness, suitable for fresh eating and baking, flesh rate about 60%, sweetness about 18-20 Brix, single fruit weight about 11-13 grams. Main producing areas: Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Fanlu Township, Chiayi County; main production period: early August. Fanlu Late characteristics: late maturing, high sweetness, does not easily lose its sweetness, suitable for fresh eating and baking, flesh rate about 61.8%, sweetness about 22-25 Brix, single fruit weight about 8-10 grams. Main producing area: Fanlu Township, Chiayi County; main production period early September to mid-September.
Do you know these longan varieties? Would you like to taste them? Among them, the sweetest longan variety is the Jishi variety, whose sweetness is about 22-25 Brix. Friends who like sweet longan can choose this variety of longan! It is really sweet!
Do you know these longan varieties? Would you like to taste them? Among them, the sweetest longan variety is the Jishi variety, whose sweetness is about 22-25 Brix. Friends who like sweet longan can choose this variety of longan! It is really sweet!
