Jiangshan Kiwifruit

Jiangshan Kiwifruit

　　Product Name: Jiangshan Kiwifruit

　　Place of Origin: Quzhou, Zhejiang

　　Product Composition: Carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins, and trace elements, especially high in vitamin C, vitamin A, and folic acid.

　　Product Benefits: It has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing heat, promoting urination, and stopping bleeding. It is used in folk medicine to treat irritability, thirst, jaundice, urinary stones, hemorrhoids, as well as poor appetite and indigestion. Kiwifruit contains an active substance that can block the formation of nitrosamines—a carcinogenic substance in the human body—thus offering good anti-cancer properties. Clinically, it is used to treat hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, viral hepatitis, urinary tract stones, arthritis, leprosy, as well as digestive tract cancers.

　　Product Story: Kiwifruit, also known as yangtao, vine pear, or monkey pear, is an emerging fruit in the world and originates from China. Records about it can be found as early as in the ancient texts “The Book of Songs” and “Erya.” Its name and cultivation were first mentioned in the poetry of Tang Dynasty poet Cen Shen: “In the courtyard by the well’s railing, a kiwifruit vine climbs.”

　　Jiangshan Kiwifruit is one of the local specialties. Jiangshan City enjoys a subtropical monsoon humid climate with abundant rainfall and suitable sunlight, making it a central area for the natural distribution of kiwifruit. It is one of the first counties in China to engage in large-scale artificial kiwifruit cultivation, with over 60,000 acres of fertile land around Jianglang Mountain, forming the largest high-quality Zhonghua kiwifruit production base in southern China.

　　The local kiwifruit has a unique flavor and is rich in essential vitamins C and E, more than ten types of amino acids, as well as trace elements such as calcium, potassium, and zinc (fruits containing vitamin E are rare in the world). It offers benefits such as anti-mutagenic, antioxidant, and anti-free radical effects, helping to promote metabolism, prevent skin aging, and combat arteriosclerosis. Regular consumption of kiwifruit and its products can beautify the skin, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and has anti-cancer properties, making it an ideal health-preserving delicacy.