Luzhi Pomelo

Luzhi Pomelo

Luzhi Pomelo is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　A premium fruit that won national and Hunan Provincial Quality Awards multiple times from 1997 to 1999, and was exported to Russia this year. (Xiangxi)

　　It is known for early bearing and high yield. The fruit has an orange-red or orange-yellow peel, is large and flat-round in shape, with a thick wax layer on the skin, thin and easy-to-peel, glossy and attractive in appearance. The flesh is crisp, tender, easy to separate, pleasantly sweet and sour, richly fragrant, and highly resistant to storage. According to measurements by the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Commission, the edible portion of the fruit reaches 72%–79%, soluble solids content is 13%–14%, total sugar is 11.6%–11.72%, total acid is 0.52%–0.77%, and vitamin C content is 23.4–25.68 mg/100ml, indicating extremely high quality.

　　For thousands of years, Luzhi citrus fruits have been tribute offerings to imperial courts. After the liberation, they were exported in large quantities and enjoyed a high reputation. In the 1980s, two superior pomelo strains, 8304 and 8306, selected and bred under the direction of Yang Shengtao, a senior agronomist in our county, won the Second Prize for Agricultural Science and Technology Progress in Hunan Province in 1990. Luzhi Pomelo won the “Gold Award” in the Hunan Provincial High-Quality Fruit (Pomelo) Evaluation for three consecutive years in 1998, 1999, and 2000; it was named a Hunan Famous Brand Agricultural Product in 2002; recognized as a Popular Brand in the Chinese Consumer Market in 2003; awarded the China Food Safety Trusted Brand in 2004, as well as the Best-Selling Product Award at the China Green Food ’2004 Shanghai Expo, a Trusted Brand in Hunan Province, and a China Famous and Excellent Brand. In 1999, it obtained the “Green Food” certification from the China Green Food Development Center, becoming the first product in the Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture to receive such certification.

　　Luzhi Pomelo features early bearing and high yield. The average single fruit weighs 130 grams, with thin, easy-to-peel skin, attractive color, orange-red flesh, abundant juice, firm texture, intensely sweet and crisp, easy to separate, with few seeds. It also contains various trace elements essential to the human body, boasts excellent quality, and is highly resistant to storage, making it very popular among consumers. Currently, Luzhi Pomelo cultivation has expanded to 300,000 mu, with an estimated annual yield of over 180,000 tons during peak production years. The pomelo industry has become a leading sector in Luzhi’s rural economy.