Xin'an Niuxin Persimmon

Xin'an Niuxin Persimmon

　　Xin'an Niuxin Persimmon is a specialty of Xin'an County, Luoyang City, Henan Province. It gets its name from its resemblance to a cow's heart, and is known for being large in size, fine in flesh, juicy, and sweet.

　　Yu Village in Xin'an County, Luoyang, is especially famous for its Niuxin persimmons, which are named for their cow-heart shape. These persimmons are large (seven or eight per kilogram), have delicate flesh, are very juicy, sweet, and most are seedless. Niuxin persimmon cakes were once tribute items for the Qing imperial court. The fresh fruit contains 1.36% protein, 0.75% fat, 5.11% fructose, 2.08% crude fiber, 80.21% moisture, and 0.65% ash. In addition to being edible, they also offer certain medicinal benefits. In 1980, during a national persimmon tree evaluation, the Yu Village Niuxin persimmon trees were listed as a high-quality variety. There are now over ten thousand mature persimmon trees, producing more than 400,000 kilograms of fresh persimmons annually, which can be made into approximately 150,000 kilograms of persimmon cakes.