Xunyi Local Sweet Melon

Xunyi Local Sweet Melon

　　Xunyi Local Sweet Melon is produced in Dimiao Town, Xunyi. Dimiao Town is known as the “Hometown of Sweet Melons.” The local residents have been growing sweet melons for a thousand years, with the current planting area exceeding 600 acres. The fertile land, dry climate, and abundant sunshine provide the ideal natural conditions for sweet melon cultivation. Coupled with rich farming experience, the resulting melons are brightly colored, have sweet and fragrant flesh, and are deeply loved by many.

　　 Sweet melon, also known as pear melon or fragrant melon, is highly nutritious and contains a variety of organic compounds and essential trace elements required by the human body. Each 100 grams of sweet melon flesh contains 0.4 grams of protein, 0.1 grams of fat, 29 milligrams of calcium, 10 milligrams of phosphorus, and 13 milligrams of ascorbic acid, as well as iron, carotene, lactose, gum, and resin. It is an excellent tonic. The flesh of the sweet melon can relieve summer heat, promote hydration, soothe the liver, and reduce irritability; the seeds can help expel roundworms and filarial worms; and the melon stem has been shown to alleviate chronic liver damage, offering significant health benefits.

　　 In recent years, with the improvement of local sweet melon varieties and planting techniques, production conditions have steadily improved. The yield averages around 4,500 pounds per acre, with each pound selling for 0.5 yuan, resulting in an average output value of over 2,300 yuan per acre. This has made it an important source of income for local farmers.