Pinghu Dugua Seeds

Pinghu Dugua Seeds

　　Pinghu Dugua Seeds are a specialty of Pinghu City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. The Pinghu Dugua melon is large, has a thick rind, coarse seeds, and a high oil content. It is rich in triterpenoid saponins, organic acids, sugars, and pigments. Since 2010, they have been highly favored in cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Suzhou.

　　Pinghu Dugua Seeds are made from the locally distinctive Dugua melon, which is scientifically known as Trichosanthes kirilowii, also called Gualou in Traditional Chinese Medicine and commonly referred to as bitter gourd. It is a traditional high-quality medicinal herb in Pinghu. Its rind, seeds, and roots can all be used medicinally. It is commonly used to treat symptoms such as cough due to lung heat and intestinal dryness with constipation, and it also has anti-cancer properties.

　　Dugua is a traditional agricultural product of Caqiao Subdistrict in Pinghu. Originally, its seeds were sold solely as Chinese medicinal materials at a price of less than 20 yuan per kilogram. Since 2002, the Caqiao Subdistrict Agricultural Technology Station began exploring the market and started processing Dugua Seeds into green snack foods. By scientifically adjusting the processing formula and registering the “Jinping Caqiao” trademark, the product’s value increased significantly after going on the market, and it won the Gold Award at the Zhejiang Provincial Agricultural Expo last year.

　　In addition, Pinghu Anu Wild Dugua Seeds are also quite well-known and can be considered a premium health and leisure food. Through scientific formulation and careful ingredient selection, they offer the advantages of being pollution-free, purely natural, and green. As early as 2008, they were rated as a Pinghu City Famous Product and were designated by the city’s tourism bureau as an “Official Producer of Travel Goods.” In 2009, they were awarded the title of Jiaxing City Famous Product, and in 2010, they received recognition as a Pinghu City Agricultural Leading Enterprise and a Pinghu City Well-Known Trademark. They were also honored as one of the “Three Treasures of Pinghu” and the “Three Treasures of Jiaxing.” The product was selected by Jiaxing City to be showcased at the 2010 World Expo and has won the Gold Award multiple times at the Zhejiang Provincial Agricultural Expo.