The fruit is conical in shape, with an average weight of 200g per fruit, and the larger ones can reach more than 500g. Fruit shape is upright, high pile, calyx five ribs obvious. Fruit color is reddish. The flesh is crisp, juicy, sweet and aromatic.
Snake fruit is more common among foreign fruits, there are golden snake fruit, green snake fruit and red snake fruit, it is similar to apples, but the taste is sweeter, snake fruit is rich in potassium and fiber. It contains fructose, glucose, sucrose, multivitamins, carotenoids and minerals. Most importantly, it has the highest pectin and potassium content of any fruit! It is the "Fruit of Memory" for all people. Smell fragrant, taste sweet Chinese medicine point of view, the medicinal value of snake fruit: slightly acidic, sweet, non-toxic, into the spleen and stomach two meridians, with the birth of the stomach, eliminate phlegm and cough, fever and detoxification, make up the annoyance to help sleep and nourish the spirit, moisten the lungs to please the heart, and the spleen and qi, laxative antidiarrheal, and to help the digestive effects. Weight loss effect is stronger than apples. American Red Snake Fruit - In addition to beauty, snake fruit also has a high nutritional value. Generally, choose snakefruit that looks firm, has a bright color, and does not have dehydrated skin. Avoid bruised, crumbly or blotchy flesh.
Snakefruit is produced in the United States, and is a staple in the U.S. The best area for cultivation is Wenatchee, Washington, in the western U.S. The average annual temperature there is 10.5 degrees Fahrenheit. The average annual temperature there is 10.6
Snake fruit is cultivated
degrees Celsius, -3 degrees in January, 18.3 to 21.1 degrees in the summer, and annual precipitation ranges from 177.8 to 254.0 millimeters, but the annual irrigation of the snake fruit is 1,061 to 1,143 millimeters, so it is necessary to have a sufficient source of water in this climate, the occurrence of diseases and pests is relatively light. The average temperature during the flowering period is about 15 degrees Celsius in the warm spring, which is favorable for fertilization and fruit set. China's Shanxi and Shaanxi and the Loess Plateau above the Qinling Mountains, there are similar to the United States of America, Washington State climate conditions, annual precipitation, long hours of sunshine, large temperature differences between day and night, conducive to fruit coloring fruit sugar content is also high in China's high-quality snake fruit. According to the study, the red star variety in the annual average temperature of about nine degrees. Spring is not too dry summer is relatively cool, fruit ripening period of the average daily temperature of about 20 degrees, and there is a lower night temperature, the annual sunshine hours of 1800 hours or more in the region of snake fruit sitting rate is high coloring early tone, thick sugar content is high, good flavor, pre-harvest fruit drop light, resistance to storage and transportation because in such temperature conditions, not only conducive to assimilation during the day, but also intercalary weak night respiration of the consumption of the increase in assimilation of the material net This is because such temperature favors daytime assimilation and weakens nighttime respiration, increasing the net accumulation of assimilates and the formation of cyanidin. Snake fruit is best suited to light sandy loam soil with high organic matter content, good drainage and irrigation conditions, which is conducive to the growth and development of snake fruit and high yield and quality.
Slightly acidic, sweet, non-toxic, into the spleen and stomach two meridians, with the production of fluids and appetizers, eliminate phlegm and cough, fever and detoxification, tonifying the brain to help the blood, sleep and nourish the spirit, moistening the lungs and pleasing to the heart, and the spleen and beneficial to the qi, lubricate the intestines to stop diarrhea, to help digestion and other effects. American red snake fruit - in addition to beauty, snake fruit also has a high nutritional value. There is a saying in English-speaking countries, "Eat a snake fruit a day, so you don't have to go to the doctor". Research has found that snake fruit is the most active variety of antioxidants in apples, with anti-cancer properties.
Snake fruit gelatin can absorb a lot of water, can be digested after the residue of softening, to prevent constipation. If the digestive and excretory system can be maintained smoothly, it is very helpful to the beauty and luster of the skin and the normal functioning of the body's health. Especially with the hectic lifestyle of modern people, digestive disorders such as constipation have become a common problem. In the "Huatuo Fruit and Vegetable Formula", eating apples can reduce liver, stomach and intestinal fires, and has a great effect on the body's excretion and detoxification functions.
Lowering blood lipids
Japanese Fruit Tree Research Institute of human experiments show that eating two apples a day, three weeks after the subjects in the blood triglyceride levels decreased by 21, and high triglyceride levels are the main culprits of vascular sclerosis. The pectin in apples enters the body and binds with bile acids, absorbing excess cholesterol and triglycerides like a sponge, and then excretes them from the body. At the same time, the acetic acid decomposed by apples facilitates the decomposition and metabolism of these two substances. In addition, the vitamins, fructose and magnesium in apples can also reduce their levels.
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Lowering blood pressure
Excessive sodium is an important factor in causing high blood pressure and stroke. Apples contain sufficient potassium, which can combine with excess sodium in the body and excrete it out of the body, thus lowering blood pressure. At the same time, potassium ions can effectively protect blood vessels and reduce the incidence of high blood pressure and stroke. Dr. Susan B. Orridge, a renowned British pharmacologist, found that the polyphenols and flavonoids contained in apples can effectively prevent cardiovascular disease.
Preventing cancer
Research at Hirosaki University in Japan confirmed that polyphenols in apples can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells. And a Finnish study is even more exciting: apples contain flavonoids is a highly effective antioxidant, it is not only the best blood vessel cleaner, but also cancer nemesis. If people eat more apples, the chances of lung cancer can be reduced by 46, and the chances of getting other cancers can be reduced by 20. The latest study by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research also tells us that the proanthocyanidins in apples can prevent colon cancer.
Lanzhou City, Qilihe District, Cuijiaya community of 2,000 acres of snake fruit orchards these two days can be lively, there are still half a month, snake fruit "new red star" to the picking period, fruit farmers and excited and nervous, day and night to watch over the orchard. Excited about the hard work of half a year finally came to the harvest season, nervous about this year's disasters, the first two nights also suddenly down a heavy rainstorm, but the good thing is that the rain is not too much in this area of the ping, the apple did not suffer any impact.
Called "snake fruit" short branch type new red star apple is 1988 by Shandong Province from the United States introduced varieties. This year's output is expected to reach 5 million kilograms, the ground per kilogram price of 3 yuan. Villagers said the retail price in Guangzhou is 13.80 yuan per catty.
This year's snake fruit is growing well.
There is still half a month to go before the fruit reaches its best sweetness and flavor.
What a beautiful snake fruit.
The Lanzhou snake fruit is colorful, good shape, neat fruit, high rate of red fruit.
Fruit farmers are now in the orchard every day, like their own children to take care of the fruit will be picked.
The geographical conditions here are very close to those of the main snake fruit producing areas in the U.S., so the snake fruit "settled" in Lanzhou is very well adapted.
Autumn is in full swing, and the harvest is just around the corner.
The farmers in Cuijiaya have become rich because of the snake fruit, and it is very common for villagers to earn 50,000 or 60,000 yuan a year in net income. There are more than 30 families with annual incomes of more than 100,000 yuan.
This year is another good year.
New Red Star" in addition to sales to Guangdong, Northeast, Sichuan, Hainan and Beijing-Tianjin area, these years in Russia, Nepal, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and other countries are very popular, more than 2,000 acres of planting area is still in short supply, last year there are 30% of the fruit merchants in the ground did not wait for the goods, but returned without success. This year's fruit growth is promising, the harvest is expected, in the autumn high September, the whole Cuijiaya immersed in the joy.