Yongping White Papaya

Yongping White Papaya

　　Yongping White Papaya is a specialty of Yongping County in Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province. With a long history of cultivating white papaya, Yongping is renowned far and wide for its large fruits with thin skins, richly acidic and fragrant taste, thick flesh, small pits, and abundant juice. It serves as a key base county in Yunnan for producing high-quality white papaya seedlings and for the development of its cultivation.

　　White papaya contains a variety of nutrients such as glycosides, carotene, protease, and vitamin C. It is not only an excellent seasoning ingredient but also boasts extensive medicinal value. It is a primary raw material for producing premium products such as candied fruit, jam, white papaya juice, and white papaya wine. It has functions such as relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, clearing meridians and removing stasis, strengthening the body, dispelling wind and dampness, and improving digestion and spleen health. It is also an effective remedy for treating bruises, injuries, and rheumatic diseases. Yongping County has a long history of cultivating white papaya, which is famous for its large fruits, thin skins, richly acidic and fragrant taste, thick flesh, small pits, and abundant juice. It is a major base county in Yunnan for producing high-quality white papaya seedlings and for developing white papaya cultivation.

　　The county has planted white papaya on over 20,000 acres, with a yield reaching more than 400,000 pounds. It is one of the main economic fruit crops that Yongping is vigorously developing as part of its green and environmentally friendly industries to help impoverished mountain farmers escape poverty and achieve prosperity.

　　Yongping County Natural Food Co., Ltd. seized the opportunity, targeted the market, and vigorously developed local specialty foods. Making full use of the abundant white papaya resources, the company produces a series of white papaya products, including Yongping White Papaya Wine, papaya juice, papaya candied fruit, and papaya strips. At the same time, it continuously improves production techniques and product packaging, expands production scale, and strives to develop the market. The output of the white papaya series has reached 350 tons. Since 1992, White Papaya Wine, White Papaya Juice, Papaya Candied Fruit, and Papaya Wine have successively won awards such as the National Gold Award for High-Tech Specialty Products for Civilian Use, the First National Premium Halal Food Award, the Dali Prefecture Tourism Product Development Award, the Sichuan-Yunnan Food Exhibition Health Quality Food Award, and the Dali Prefecture Golden Flower Award.