Yongquan Honey Oranges

Yongquan Honey Oranges

　　　　Product Name: Yongquan Honey Oranges

　　Place of Origin: Linhai, Taizhou, Zhejiang

　　Season: August to February of the following year.

　　Product Features: The fruit is flat-round in shape with a thin peel, smooth surface, bright color ranging from orange-yellow to orange-red; the flesh is orange-red, sweet, delicate, juicy, tender, and rich in fragrance.

Product Composition: Per 100 grams of edible portion of fresh fruit: 88.6g water, 0.8g protein, 0.1g fat, 9.7g carbohydrates, 0.5g dietary fiber, 51 kcal calories, 24mg calcium, 18mg phosphorus, 0.2mg iron, 0.13mg zinc, 128mg potassium, 0.8mg sodium, 14mg magnesium, 0.55mg carotene, 0.04mg thiamine, 0.03mg riboflavin, 0.2mg niacin, 35mg vitamin C.

Product Benefits: Regulates stomach qi, aids digestion, relieves phlegm, soothes coughs and wheezing, reduces inflammation, alleviates allergies, lowers blood pressure, reduces blood lipids, prevents arteriosclerosis, relieves hangovers, quenches thirst.

　　Product Introduction: "Yongquan citrus travels the world, but the best citrus comes from Yongquan." The Yongquan honey oranges of Linhai, known for being eaten with their peel, are called "a wonder of Linhai." The oranges of Yongquan, located in China’s hometown of honey oranges—Linhai Yongquan—are famous both domestically and internationally for their abundant production. The city has 180,000 mu of citrus orchards with an annual yield of 200,000 tons. These oranges that can be eaten with their peel are likely the seedless “Zao Shu Gong Chuan” variety. They can be eaten with the peel because they are so sweet. Due to their high sugar content, the peel does not come off in one piece but rather breaks into small fragments. The best oranges are produced only in Yan Yutou, Yongquan Town. Owing to the area’s unique climate, soil, and other factors, the oranges here are of particularly high quality. Moreover, this production area is limited to just this small region, with only about a hundred trees. Ordinary people rarely get to eat these oranges as most are reserved as “tribute fruits.” Yongquan and Yan Yutou honey oranges were awarded the title of Famous Brand at the 1999 China International Agricultural Expo. Linhai has been honored by the China Specialty Products Committee as the only “Hometown of Seedless Honey Oranges in China.”