Shangping Navel Oranges

Shangping Navel Oranges

　　  Shangping is adjacent to Ganzhou City, located in southern Jiangxi Province, also known as southern Jiangxi. The navel oranges from Shangping belong to the same variety as those produced in southern Jiangxi’s fruit industry. They are all of a new strain originating from California, USA, and their harvest season is early December.

     The fruit is oval in shape, with an attractive appearance, orange-red color, and smooth, fine skin. It boasts unique qualities of fragrance, sweetness, tenderness, and crispness. Most have a closed navel, with an edible rate of 74%, juice content of 51%, soluble solids between 13–15%, sugar content of 10.5–12%, and vitamin C content of 50.3 mg/100ml. The flesh is tender and crisp, easy to separate, juicy, richly aromatic, pleasantly sweet, and matches the quality of imported navel oranges.