New Bridge Loquats

New Bridge Loquats

New Bridge Loquats are a protected geographical indication product.

　　Loquats are wild in Sichuan and Hubei provinces of China and are now cultivated across the country. There are many varieties of loquats, which can be divided into two categories: red-sand loquats and white-sand loquats. The former have a long lifespan, vigorous growth, and high yield, but their quality is inferior to the latter. Well-known varieties include Round Seed and Chicken Egg Red. The seeds can be used to make wine and alcohol; the wood is tough and used for making combs, sticks, and other wooden products; the leaves and fruits are used medicinally, offering effects such as clearing heat, moistening the lungs, and relieving coughs and phlegm. The leaves can also be steamed to extract dew, known as "loquat leaf dew," which has effects like clearing heat, relieving summer heat, and harmonizing the stomach. Additionally, they are an excellent source of nectar, and "loquat honey" is considered high-quality among honeys. The leaves contain saponins, amygdalin, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, tannins, vitamin B1, vitamin C, and more.

　　Loquat fruits ripen in late spring to early summer, during the off-season for most fruits. The flesh is soft, juicy, sweet, and moderately acidic, with an excellent flavor.

　　The loquats from New Bridge in Rong County are large, visually appealing, and have a pure taste, making them very popular with consumers. New Bridge Town is a pollution-free fruit production base in Rong County, with a total loquat cultivation area of 8,000 mu and an annual output of about 500,000 kilograms. Under the guidance of technical personnel, fruit farmers strictly follow pollution-free agricultural production requirements for scientific management, ensuring the effective quality of the loquats.

　　New Bridge Loquats

　　 The administrative regions of 27 towns and townships under the current jurisdiction in Rong County, Sichuan Province, including New Bridge Town, Xuyang Town, Zhengzi Town, Dongxing Town, Liujia Town, Shuangshi Town, Lede Town, Changshan Town, Gaoshan Town, Shuanggu Town, Dujia Town, Laimu Town, Baohua Town, Guoshui Town, Dingxin Town, Dongjia Town, Hekou Town, Wangjia Town, Guanshan Town, Guwen Town, Tiechang Town, Gujia Township, Fuxing Township, Molin Township, Leyin Township, Yujia Township, and Jinhua Township

　　 The "Report on the Delimitation of the Protected Geographical Indication Product Area for New Bridge Loquats" issued by the People's Government of Rong County, Document No. Rongxianfu [2013] 40

　　 The enterprise standard of Yuexin Fruit Industry Cooperative in Rong County, Zigong City: Q/79180371-4.1-2013 "New Bridge Loquats"