Yibin Glutinous Red Sorghum

Yibin Glutinous Red Sorghum

Yibin Glutinous Red Sorghum is a product with a geographical indication for agricultural goods.

　　" Sichuan liquor leads the world, and its essence lies in Yibin" — one of the key elements of this saying is "Yibin Glutinous Red Sorghum." To this end, in January 2013, the Agricultural Technology Station of Yibin’s Agriculture Bureau, authorized by the Yibin Municipal People’s Government and initiated jointly by 13 enterprises including Xufu Winery and Gaozhou Winery, launched the application process for a geographical indication label for "Yibin Glutinous Red Sorghum." The process involved comprehensively collecting and summarizing materials related to humanistic history, terroir, and production techniques, systematically testing and refining unique quality indicators, organizing the development of production technology and quality specifications for Yibin Glutinous Red Sorghum, and officially submitting an evaluation application to the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture in May 2014. After preliminary and secondary reviews, the center organized a formal expert evaluation on March 30, 2015. The product received unanimous approval from the evaluating experts and passed the assessment.

　　According to reports, the successful evaluation of the geographical indication label for "Yibin Glutinous Red Sorghum" further highlights the quality heritage and unique characteristics of Yibin's premium liquor from the perspective of raw materials. It not only adds a new quality certification label to "Yibin Liquor" but also lays a solid foundation for the city’s implementation of the "Premium Grain, Famous Liquor" development strategy.

　　Geographical Scope

　　The protected geographical area for the Yibin Glutinous Red Sorghum geographical indication product includes: Lizhuang Town, Songjia Township, Muping Town, Liduan Town, Nanguang Town, and Zhaochang Town in Cuiping District; Nancheng Town, Jiangnan Town, Luolong Town, Liujia Town, Daguan Town, Huangsha Township, Wangjia Town, Changxing Town, Xianlin Town, Peishi Township, Shigu Township, Libin Township, Majia Town, Daping Township, and Linfeng Township in Nanxi District; Yile Town, Shuiqing Town, Tongzi Town, Simianshan Town, Yangchun Township, Tiejing Town, Ying’an Township, Jingkou Town, Jiang’an Town, Liugeng Town, Xijia Mountain Town, Damao Township, Dipeng Town, and Hongqiao Town in Jiang’an County; Changning Town, Kaifo Township, Guhe Township, Xiachang Town, Meibai Town, Sanyuan Township, and Tonggu Township in Changning County; Shuangyi Township, Kongtan Town, Yongxing Town, Baihua Town, Xijie Town, Gaochang Town, and Longxing Township in Yibin County; Qingling Township, Dawo Town, Laifu Town, Yuejiang Town, Shengtian Town, Shahe Town, and Fuxing Town in Gao County; Gongle Town, Gusu Town, and Gaoping Township in Xuexian County — totaling 7 counties (districts) and 59 townships. The geographical coordinates are longitude 104°23′–105°14′ and latitude 28°17′–29°09′. It borders Luzhou City to the east, Zhaotong City of Yunnan to the south, the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture to the west, and Zigong City to the north. The protected area covers 52,646 hectares with an annual yield of 256,648 tons.

　　Product Quality Characteristics

　　(1) External Sensory Characteristics: Yibin Glutinous Red Sorghum has medium-loose panicles, large ears with abundant grains, panicle length of 35–50 cm, 3,500–4,500 grains per ear, ovate grains, 15–17 g thousand-kernel weight, thin and reddish husks, and plump grains. (2) Internal Quality Indicators: Yibin Glutinous Red Sorghum has a crude starch content of ≥60%, of which branched starch accounts for over 90% of the crude starch content (branched starch content / crude starch content), and a protein content of ≥8.5%. (3) Safety Requirements: Yibin Glutinous Red Sorghum complies with relevant national legal standards.