Ai Bei Preserved Mustard Greens Core

Ai Bei Preserved Mustard Greens Core

　　Ai Bei Preserved Mustard Greens Core is a specialty of Huicheng District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province.

　　The cultivation of preserved mustard greens in this town originated in Tuqiao Village, Ai Bei Town. With a brownish-yellow color, rich aroma, delicious taste, and tender texture, it has been tested to contain 5.7% sugar, 5.6% protein, as well as various vitamins, 17 types of amino acids, and essential trace elements such as zinc and magnesium, offering benefits such as aiding digestion, strengthening the stomach, lowering blood pressure, and reducing blood lipids. The town has vigorously leveraged the advantages of preserved mustard greens as a local specialty, continuously expanding production scale, market-oriented development, backed by science and technology, and centered on efficiency. It has established a “one township, one product” business model, promoting the specialization, base development, and scaling up of the local preserved mustard greens industry. Currently, the town’s preserved mustard greens cultivation area reaches 14,000 mu, with a total output of nearly 20,000 tons, an annual output value of 42 million yuan, benefiting 2,700 farming households, accounting for 33% of the town’s total output value, making it a pillar industry of the area. The varieties of preserved mustard greens continue to be optimized, including resilient and stable varieties such as Ai Bei White Jīngzǎi, Black Leaf Jīngzǎi, Type B, and Sanlian Variety. The technological content of mustard greens cultivation is continually improved, the product structure is adjusted, mechanized production lines are introduced, traditional pickling techniques and packaging are upgraded, and packaging types of 1 kg, 1.5 kg, 5 kg, and 10 kg are launched, offering sweet, salty, spicy, and low-sodium versions. New brands such as “Meigū Brand” high-quality preserved mustard greens core, sweet variety mustard greens, ready-to-eat preserved mustard greens, and original juice small-packaged mustard greens have been developed, enhancing product competitiveness. In 1995, it was awarded the title of “China’s Specialty Hometown – Huiyang Preserved Mustard Greens Hometown” by the State Council. In 1996, “Meigū Brand” preserved mustard greens received FDA certification from the United States, allowing the product to be exported to Europe and America without inspection.