Huanjiang Red-heart Pomelo

Huanjiang Red-heart Pomelo

The Huanjiang Red-heart Pomelo is a product with geographical indication status.

　　  The red-heart pomelo belongs to the Rutaceae family and Citrus genus. It was developed through bud mutation selection of the Guanxi honey pomelo, representing an outstanding new variety within the pomelo category. The Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County in Guangxi introduced and trialed this variety in 2009. Currently, over 20,000 acres are under cultivation. This variety is known for being early-maturing, high-yielding, stable in production, and genetically consistent.

　　  The red-heart pomelo features large fruit, with individual fruits weighing between 1200g and 2350g, averaging 1680g. It has an attractive shape, thin and easily peelable skin, seedless flesh, and tender, juicy, and soft pulp with a sweet honey aroma. The fruit melts in the mouth without leaving residue and offers a pleasant sweet-and-sour taste. Its bright color and lovely light purplish-red flesh make it visually appealing and highly marketable, earning it the title “Crown of Pomelos.” The pomelo is also highly nutritious. Tests show that its flesh contains: total sugar content of 8.76%, total acid content of 0.74%, vitamin C at 37.85mg per 100g, soluble solids at 11.55%, a fruit rate of 59%, and juice sac pigments such as lycopene and carotene—natural pigments rich in essential trace elements beneficial to human health.

　　  The red-heart pomelo is adaptable, high-yielding, visually attractive, and economically viable with a long productive lifespan. It can be cultivated on hillsides, plains, or mountainous terrain. With proper management, yields can exceed 10,000 jin (5,000 kg) per mu, resulting in significant economic returns. The red-heart pomelo matures early, hitting the market two months ahead of common pomelo varieties, making it an ideal gift for friends and family during National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations.

　　  Geographical Scope

　　  The protected geographical indication area for Huanjiang Red-heart Pomelo includes 12 townships: Dacai Township, Sien Town, Shuiyuan Town, Luoyang Town, Chuan Shan Town, Xianan Township, Xunle Township, Minglun Town, Dongxing Town, Longyan Township, Da’an Township, and Changmei Township, along with their 148 subordinate administrative villages. The protected area lies between 107°51′ and 108°43′ east longitude, and 24°44′ and 25°33′ north latitude. The protected area spans 100,000 mu, with an annual yield of 500,000 tons.

　　  Product Quality Characteristics

　　  1. External Sensory Characteristics: The Huanjiang Red-heart Pomelo is nearly round in shape, with a flat top and slightly protruding base. It typically has 3–4 sepals. The fruit's exterior ranges from light yellow to golden yellow, with many small oil glands, smooth and thin skin. The fruit is large, weighing between 1200g and 1650g. It has a hollow central column, 14–18 segments, pinkish flesh, and thin sacs. The flesh is crisp, juicy, sweet, easy to separate, honey-scented, and seedless. 2. Internal Quality: The Huanjiang Red-heart Pomelo has an edible rate of ≥55%, a juice extraction rate of ≥45%, vitamin C content of ≥30mg/100g, soluble solids content of ≥10%, total sugar content of ≥7g/100mL, and total acid content of ≤0.8g/100mL. 3. Safety Requirements: The Huanjiang Red-heart Pomelo is produced under pollution-free and standardized conditions, meeting the local standards of Huanjiang County as outlined in the "Huanjiang Red-heart Pomelo Production Technical Regulations."