The Gongshui white pomelo variety was obtained from local pomelo genetic resources after nearly ten years of breeding and selection by the Economic and Agricultural Section of the Agricultural Bureau of Enshi Prefecture, the Xuan'en County Special Products Bureau, Lijiahe Agricultural Special Station and other units. Improved local grapefruit varieties selected and bred by experimental observation.
Originally known as "Xuanen White Pomelo" and "Lijiahe White Pomelo", it is also commonly known as "White Pomelo". In December 1999, it was recognized by the Enshi Prefectural Cultivated Variety Approval Team of Hubei Provincial Cultivated Variety Approval Committee.
What is the difference between red and white pomelo?
1. Enshi bean curd
Enshi bean curd is a local specialty of Enshi Prefecture,Hubei, that's why it is called Enshi bean curd. The finished product is milky white in color and has a light fragrance. Enshi bean curd is divided into rice bean curd, mung bean curd and corn bean curd, among which rice bean curd is the most popular.
2. Tujia Kang Potato
Tujia Kang Potato, “yam” means potato. "Kang" is a dialect of Yichang and Enshi regions in Hubei province. It is a cooking method other than frying, stewing and frying. It is a cooking method between frying and frying with a small amount of edible oil. This is an authentic Tujia taste food.
3. Dingding Cake
Dingding Cake is one of Hubei's special snacks. It is made from flour or rice flour, sugar, oil, eggs, dairy products, etc. as main raw materials, with various materialsauxiliary res, garnishes and seasonings. It is initially formed and then processed by steaming, baking, frying, stirring. -frying, etc.
4. Baiyang Dried Tofu
Boyang Dried Tofu is a local specialty of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province. Baiyang dried tofu is mainly made of high-quality real estate soybeans, Longdong Bay spring water and several types of natural spices. It undergoes more than ten unique processes such as washing, soaking, grinding, filtering, rolling, baking, bandaging, pressing, cooking, marinating and sealing.
5. Tujia Camellia Soup
Tujia camellia soup is one of the representative cultural phenomena of the Tujia people of Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Enshi, Hubei Province. When drinking the soup, eat peanuts, dried tofu and walnut kernels in the soup, then eat it with the glu rice cakeant cooked. The taste is full of fragrance and has a long aftertaste.
Characteristics of Gongshui white grapefruit
The specific differences between red grapefruit and white grapefruit are as follows:
1. different. Generally speaking, red-fleshed citrus fruits have two types of color pigments: one is water-soluble anthocyanins; the other is fat-soluble carotenoids, such as lycopene, β-carotene, etc., red grapefruit contains lycopene.
2. Nutrition: Red pomelo contains more of the antioxidant nutrient called lycopene than white pomelo, but the others are no different. The lycopene contained in red grapefruit can help eliminate free radicals in the body, prevent cancer and improve human immunity.
3. Price: The price of red sleeves is higher than that of white sleeves.
Grapefruit is very rich in nutritional valueshe. It contains a large number of nutrients, including proteins and organic acids necessary for the body.and calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other trace elements necessary for the body. Grapefruit contains potassium, a natural trace element necessary for patients suffering from hypertension, and contains almost no sodium, therefore it is the best therapeutic fruit for patients suffering from cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and renal diseases.
Pomelo meat is very rich in vitamin C and insulin-like ingredients, so it has the effects of lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, losing weight and beautifying the skin. Regular consumption has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on diseases such as diabetes and vascular sclerosis, and has the function of maintaining the health and beauty of obese people.
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Grapefruit also has the effect of strengthening the body. It helps the body absorb calcium and iron more easily. The natural folic acid it contains can prevent symptoms of anemia and promote fetal development in pregnant women.
From a safety point of view, it is recommended that everyone try to follow the doctor's advice when taking hypotensive drugs, cholesterol-lowering statins, antiallergic drugsics, sedative-hypnotics, immunosuppressants and other medications. Don't eat grapefruit.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Pomelo (a citrus fruit from the Rutaceae family)
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Gongshui white pomelo has a compact crown, with a natural round head shape, thick branch tips, short internodes and small simple compound thorns, broad oval leaves, small and medium wings; , leaves inverted heart shape, thick and medium size, the leaves are dark green and shiny; the fruit is medium to large, with an average weight of over 1000 grams. The fruit is obovate, the pedicle is slightly concave and. grooved, the fruit surface is yellow-white, the oil cells are medium to fine, and the skin is medium to thick, the sponge layer is white and tender, moderately sweet and sour, strong savor, no. bitterness, numbness and other odors, few or no seeds, easy to remove and resistant to storage.
The experimental observation results show excellent characteristics such as early fruiting, high yield, stable yield and strong adaptability. This is a medium-ripe sweet and sour grapefruit variety. The genetic traits are stable and suitable for development in areas with soil pH between 5.5 and 6.5 and altitude below 650 meters.