Meiting Bananas

Meiting Bananas

　　　　The land in Meiting Township, Chengmai, is fertile and well-watered, renowned for its banana production. It is the largest banana production base in Chengmai County, with an annual total output of over 17,500 tons, 90% of which is exported to cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, and Hangzhou.

　　Bananas are one of the main fruits in Hainan, and Hainan Island is also one of their places of origin. They are mainly grown in areas such as Lingshui, Sanya, Ledong, Wenchang, Qionghai, Wanning, Chengmai, and Lingao. Well-known varieties include tall-stem bananas, short-stem bananas, oily bananas, Saigon bananas, pink bananas, sprouting bananas, and egg bananas. The red banana, successfully cultivated by the South China Institute of Tropical Crops, is a rare tropical fruit variety known for its appealing appearance and superior taste.

　　The land in Meiting Township, Chengmai, is fertile and well-watered, renowned for its banana production. It is the largest banana production base in Chengmai County, with an annual total output of over 17,500 tons, 90％ of which is exported to cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, and Hangzhou.

　　Bananas have low water content and high calories, and contain protein, fat, starch, pectin, and abundant carbohydrates (over 20%), as well as vitamins A, B, B6, C, E, P and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, and potassium. Among them, the potassium content is the highest among all fruits, and the magnesium content is also high. Bananas have been proven to have anti-cancer properties.