Nankang Sweet Pomelo

Nankang Sweet Pomelo

Nankang Sweet Pomelo is a geographical indication protected product.

Nankang Sweet Pomelo is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Region:

　　Known as the "Hometown of Sweet Pomelo in China," Nankang City is located in the southern part of Jiangxi Province, in the middle and lower reaches of the Zhang River basin, the source of the Gan River.

　　Unique Qualities:

　　Nankang Sweet Pomelo features tender, melt-in-your-mouth flesh, abundant juice, and a uniquely sweet flavor with superior quality. The average weight per fruit is 1250 grams. It is rich in carbohydrates, proteins, organic acids, minerals, vitamin C, B, and other nutrients, with soluble solids content between 13.8%–16%, total sugar content of 11.2%, total acid content of 0.33%, and vitamin C content exceeding 154 mg per 100 grams of juice. It offers health benefits such as improving liver function and eyesight, nourishing the heart and lungs, relieving coughs and reducing phlegm, and lowering cholesterol. It is often praised as a "natural canned fruit" and a "treasure among fruits."

　　In 1989, Nankang's "Zhapo Pomelo" won first place in the Shatian pomelo category and was awarded the title of Ministerial Quality Product at the Second National High-Quality Fruit Evaluation Conference; in 1991, it received a silver award at the National Spark Program Achievements Expo; in 1992, "Longhui Early-Ripening Pomelo" won the gold award at the First China Agricultural Expo; in 1994, it claimed the highest award in the pomelo category — a silver award (with no gold awarded) — at the First National Forestry Famous, Special, and High-Quality New Products Expo; in 1997 and 1999, it earned quality awards and golden cup awards at the Fifth and Sixth National Pomelo Research and Production Collaboration Conferences, respectively. In March 1995, Nankang was officially named the "Hometown of Sweet Pomelo in China" by relevant national authorities. Nankang Sweet Pomelo has a long cultivation history. As recorded in the "Yi Yuan" by Liu Jingye of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (Song Dynasty): "Nankang has Xishi Mountain, home to citrus, oranges, mandarins, and pomelos." The great Song Dynasty literary figure Su Dongpo wrote the poem "Moored at Fushi" while in Nankang: "A hermit plants a thousand orange trees, while travelers come for the blooming flowers." Even then, Nankang Sweet Pomelo was already widely renowned.

　　Cultural Stories

　　With over 1500 years of cultivation history in Ganzhou City, Nankang Sweet Pomelo, due to its unique environmental climate, soil conditions, and traditional farming techniques, has developed distinctive external characteristics. Its peel emits a fragrant camphor-like aroma, the flesh is crisp, tender, and refreshing, with a honey-wax color and a sweet honey flavor with a slight apple taste, leaving a lasting aftertaste and a uniquely pleasant flavor that sets it apart among pomelos.

　　Producers within the geographical indication product protection range of Nankang Sweet Pomelo may apply to the Nankang City Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision in Jiangxi Province for the use of the "Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products." After review by the Jiangxi Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, approval will be granted through an announcement by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China. The statutory testing institution for Nankang Sweet Pomelo is designated by the Jiangxi Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision.