Yantai apple producing area? Price?

Yantai apple is one of the famous products in Shandong Province, and its main producing areas are Qixia, Zhaoyuan, Haiyang, Muping and Fushan. Yantai apples are famous at home and abroad for their sweet, crisp and juicy taste, and have always been loved by domestic and foreign markets.

Yantai apples were introduced by American missionaries in 187 1 year. At first the main varieties were green bananas and red bananas. Later, Xiao Guoguang and Jin Shuai were developed. Since the reform and opening up, Red Fuji and Jonakin have been introduced. Yantai apple is famous for its bright color and crisp sweetness, and it is the most important apple producing area in China, among which Qixia apple is the most famous.

Yantai apples are famous for their delicious taste and endless aftertaste since ancient times. Nowadays, Yantai apples are constantly improved on the original basis, and new varieties emerge in an endless stream, and their products are exported to home and abroad.

Yantai apples are well-known at home and abroad for their long cultivation history, complete varieties, high yield and good quality. There are more than 200 apple varieties in Yantai, among which green banana, red banana, Jin Shuai and Guoguang are the most famous, and they are the representative varieties of Yantai apples. In addition, Red Star, Redjade, Huang Kui, Dante, Daphne, August Crisp, Baisha Honey, Red Fuji and other varieties are all excellent in color, fragrance and characteristics.

The Unique Flavor of Yantai Apple

Yantai apple is big, with positive fruit shape, bright color, Jiang Run, smooth and delicate appearance, sweet and sour taste, crisp and pure bite, fragrant and honey flavor, large pulp hardness, less fiber and delicate texture. The content of fruit juice is over 89%, and the sugar content is high, the total sugar content is 16.4%, and it is rich in trace elements beneficial to human body, such as iron, zinc, manganese and calcium.

Yantai apple growth environment

The main apple producing areas in Yantai are mainly concentrated in Qixia, Fushan, Muping and Haiyang in the middle of Jiaodong Peninsula. The climate here belongs to the warm temperate zone, with continuous mountains, vertical and horizontal streams, humid air, abundant sunshine and large temperature difference between day and night, which is very conducive to the effective accumulation of sugar. Moreover, the soil is neutral and alkaline sandy loam, which is rich in phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and other elements, and has various natural conditions for apple planting and growth.

Yantai apple varieties

There are more than 200 apple varieties in Yantai, mainly red Fuji, with green banana, red banana, Jin Shuai and Guoguang being the most famous, which are the representative varieties of Yantai apples. In addition, Red Star, Redjade, Huang Kui, Dante, Daphne, August Crisp, Baisha Honey, Jonagin, Gala, Qian Qiu and other varieties are all good in color and flavor, with their own characteristics, which are suitable for people of different tastes and countries.

Development situation

As the birthplace of Yantai apples, the development of Yantai apples has entered a new stage of leap-forward development. By 2000, the ratio of orchard area to apple yield in the whole city 1978 increased by 6-7 times. Exported to Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Russia and other countries and regions, deeply loved by consumers all over the world. Yantai apple juice Yantai apple growers attach great importance to apple poisoning prevention. All apple industrial bases adopt pollution-free plant protection technical measures matching biological control, agricultural control and no pesticide residue, and adopt the international advanced new technology of apple bagging to produce high-quality, non-toxic and full-bag green Yantai apples that meet the national green food standards. In recent years, the quality of Yantai apples has passed the contract signed by the Green Food Office of Shandong Provincial Department of Agriculture, Quality Supervision Bureau and other departments, won the gold medal at the Shandong Provincial Quality Fruit Appraisal Meeting on 1996, passed the certification of China Green Food Center on 1997, and won the "China Green Food Certificate", which has been designated as an exhibiting fruit by the Fruit and Vegetable Association for several years in a row, and has truly become a consumer's comfort in seeing and eating.

Nutritional value of Yantai apples

Yantai apples are rich in nutrition and contain many vitamins and acids. 1 Apple contains more than 30mg of flavonoids, 15% of carbohydrates and pectin, as well as vitamins A, C, E, K and antioxidants. 1 apple (154g) dietary fiber 5g, potassium 170mg, calcium 10mg, carbohydrate 22g, phosphorus 10mg, Vc7.8g, VB 7.8g .. Apple contains much more calcium than ordinary fruits. Malic acid can metabolize calories and prevent obesity in the lower body. As for soluble fiber pectin, it can solve constipation. Pectin can also promote the excretion of lead, mercury and manganese in gastrointestinal tract, regulate the blood sugar level of human body and prevent the sudden rise and fall of blood sugar. Pectin in apples can lower cholesterol. From the long-term investigation and study, it is found that people who eat 1 apple every day have increased bile excretion and bile acid concentration, which is helpful for the liver to excrete more cholesterol. Polyphenols and flavonoids contained in apples are natural chemical antioxidants, which can remove the metabolic "garbage" in the body in time. Eating ripe apples can cure constipation. Eating chopped raw apples can prevent mild diarrhea with pectin. Malic acid can stabilize blood sugar and prevent senile diabetes, so diabetics should eat sour apples. Apple contains sugar, lithium and bromine, which is an effective sedative and hypnotic without side effects. Apples contain zinc and magnesium, so eating apples often can enhance memory and promote children's development. Because some elements in apples can eliminate lead and mercury harmful to health, European scientists call apples anticancer drugs.

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