Zhongmu Garlic

Zhongmu Garlic

Zhongmu Garlic is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Zhongmu is a nationally renowned garlic production base county. Its soil is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, and other essential elements required for garlic growth, making it highly suitable for cultivating garlic. Zhongmu garlic is not only famous both at home and abroad for its excellent quality, rich nutrition, sticky texture, fragrant taste, moderate spiciness, and high medicinal and nutritional value, but also favored by domestic and international merchants for its large cloves, even segments, non-cracking cloves, and excellent storability. The export qualification rate reaches as high as 94%, and the export volume accounts for over 70% of the national total. Zhongmu County is known as the "Hometown of Garlic."

　　China’s Hometown of Garlic—Jinxiang—has established specialized garlic research and marketing institutions, built sufficient cold storage facilities, and operates multiple garlic product companies. It processes and sells fresh garlic, dried garlic, garlic powder, and garlic oil year-round. A garlic pharmaceutical factory, with an investment of 17 million yuan, is nearing completion and will soon begin production. The selenium-enriched garlic capsules produced there have strong anti-cancer properties and will be launched on the market shortly. Advanced research, large-scale production, refined processing, and smooth sales have formed Jinxiang’s unique garlic economy.

　　The protected geographical indication area for Zhongmu Garlic is defined according to the scope proposed in the “Letter on Implementing Geographical Indication Product Protection for Zhongmu Garlic” (Mou Zheng Wen [2004] No. 10) issued by Zhongmu County, Henan Province, covering the entire current administrative region of Zhongmu County, Henan Province.