Fugu Sea-Buckthorn Fruit

Fugu Sea-Buckthorn Fruit

Fugu Sea-Buckthorn Fruit is a protected geographical indication product.

Fugu Sea-Buckthorn Fruit is a protected geographical indication certification trademark.

　　The sea-buckthorn tree is a traditional fruit tree in this county and belongs to a rare species worldwide. Sea-buckthorn fruit is brightly colored, sweet and sour, rich in nutrition, and has one of the highest calcium contents among fruits, earning it the title of “King of Calcium.” It helps strengthen the spleen and stomach, stimulate appetite, and aid digestion. In recent years, the county has had a total of 15,067 mu of sea-buckthorn trees, with 200,000 bearing trees, producing 1,500–2,000 tons of fresh fruit per year. Beverages, dried fruits, canned goods, fruit rolls, dried sea-buckthorn, sea-buckthorn wine, candied haws, and other products made from sea-buckthorn are all-natural green foods sold in over 10 provinces and cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Xi’an, and Zhejiang, generating an annual income of more than one million yuan.

　　The protected geographical indication product area of Fugu Sea-Buckthorn Fruit is defined according to the scope proposed in the “Request for the Delimitation of the Protected Geographical Indication Product Area of Fugu Sea-Buckthorn Fruit” (Fu Zheng Zi [2007] No. 29) submitted by the People’s Government of Fugu County, Shaanxi Province, covering the entire current administrative region of Fugu County, Shaanxi Province.