How to choose Shatangju? How to distinguish between true and false Shatangju?
Seen from the head: Shatangju is relatively small, golden yellow when it is mature, and its diameter is generally only about 4 or 5 cm.
Look from the epidermis: the epidermis of Shatangju is slightly rough, and there are many granular dots on it.
From the handle: Shatang orange peel is thin and crisp. In the light, other small oranges are not as thin as Shatangju. In addition, when peeling, Shatangju is easy to break into small pieces, while counterfeit products such as oranges have thick skins and can be peeled as a whole.
Cheap sale: the real Shatangju has a low yield and a high purchase price, and will not be sold too cheaply. Cheap oranges are generally fake.
What kind of oranges are sweet?
Choosing oranges depends on color, shape, skin and degree. Strong colors taste slightly better; Medium-sized oranges taste good; From the skin, the skin is thin and sweet; Degree refers to height, and high piles are not as sweet as flat piles. After reading these four points, take a closer look at the skin. Oil cells on the skin are thinner than thick ones.
After introducing these points, if you are still uncertain, the last resort is to look at the fruit stalks. There are two kinds of fruit stalks: male and female. The small one at the fruit stalk is male, whereas the big one is female, and the female is sweeter than the male.
Shatangju, also known as October orange. Originated in Guangning and Sihui areas of Guangdong Province, the main producing areas are Sihui, Guangning, Yunfu, Qingyuan, Deqing, Nansheng, Yunan and Fengkai, and the producing areas in Guangxi are Zhongshan County, Cenxi County and Cangwu County, which is one of the main local citrus varieties. Shatangju is named after being produced in Shatang. Shatangju, especially the Shatangju produced in huang tian zhen, Sihui City, is authentic, but delicious, extremely sweet, residue-free, and delicate. It is really the best!
Shatangju is a traditional local product of Guangning, Sihui and Fengkai, and it is also a famous citrus variety, which is praised as "outstanding" by Yangcheng Evening News. The fruit of Shatangju is oblate, with a tumor-like protuberance at the top and a depression at the umbilical end. It is orange in color, thin in wall and easy to peel. Fruit shape index is 0.78, single fruit weight is 62-86g, edible rate is 7 1%, soluble solid content is 1 1%, total sugar content is 10.55g, and fruit acid content is 0.35g/ 100ml. The flesh is crisp, juicy, slag-melting and sweet. Moisten your heart after eating, which is intriguing. This product is very famous at home and abroad. In the 1960s and 1970s, it sold well in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macao.
Shatangju has medium crown, well-developed root system, round head, thin branches, slightly straight output, thick hair tips, oval leaves and dark green. It blooms in late March, starts to be sweet in late September, and is harvested in1late October-10/early October (in Fogang, Qingyuan, it should be 5438+February in the middle of June). The cultivation technique is not strict, with wide adaptability and certain resistance, so it is one of the citrus varieties with stable and high yield. Generally, it can bear fruit in 3 years and be fruitful in 5 years. The yield per plant is100-150kg, the high yield is 350-400kg, and the fruit is storable.
What should I pay attention to when eating oranges? What is the best brown sugar orange?
1. Don't lose the oranges when you eat them. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that orange collaterals dredge collaterals, eliminate phlegm, promote qi and promote blood circulation. It is good for patients with chronic bronchitis and coronary heart disease. Orange collaterals contain a substance called rutin, which can keep blood vessels normal in elasticity and density and reduce the density of blood vessel walls. Shatangju is crisp and breathable, and can prevent cerebral hemorrhage in patients with hypertension and retinal hemorrhage in patients with diabetes.
2. Eat no more than three oranges a day. Eating too much is harmful to the mouth and teeth. At the same time, citrus contains Phyllobin, which makes the skin of palm, fingers, soles, nostrils and other subcutaneous fat-rich parts yellow.
Don't eat oranges and radishes together. Eating together can induce goiter. Don't eat with milk except radish. If the fruit acid in oranges will coagulate protein in milk, it will affect absorption, and in severe cases, there will be symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Therefore, you should eat oranges one hour after drinking milk.
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Babies should not eat too much orange juice. Chinese medicine believes that oranges are warm. If you eat a lot of oranges in a short time, you will have symptoms such as bitter taste, sore throat and constipation. So, don't be greedy. Oranges are also rich in fruit acid. Eating on an empty stomach will cause bad stimulation to the digestive tract mucosa, and friends with digestive tract ulcers should pay special attention. In addition, don't feed your baby too many oranges or orange juice. This is because the baby's liver function is not perfect. If you eat too many oranges, the liver can't convert too much carotene into vitamin A, and "carotene anemia" will come to you. Mild people only show yellow skin color, and severe people may also have symptoms such as anorexia and irritability. Once the above situation occurs, stop eating foods rich in carotene immediately, encourage children to drink more water and go to the hospital as soon as possible if necessary.
Barbecue orange peel is good medicine. A Japanese study found that orange peel is rich in hesperidin, which can lower blood pressure and dilate coronary arteries. During the barbecue of oranges, hesperidin and other components in orange peel can penetrate into oranges. Therefore, researchers believe that baking oranges is beneficial to prevent coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis. The specific method is to clean the orange peel, soak it in boiling water at 40℃ ~ 50℃ for 1 min, then dry it with a cloth and put it on the barbed wire, barbecue it with medium fire until the epidermis is slightly burnt, and eat the orange peel and the orange network in the orange peel after cooling, three times a day.
Medicinal efficacy
Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae is pungent, bitter and warm, and enters spleen, stomach and lung meridians. Has the effects of regulating qi, lowering adverse qi, regulating middle energizer, stimulating appetite, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm. Mainly used for spleen and stomach qi stagnation and dampness resistance, chest and diaphragm fullness, abdominal distension, anorexia, vomiting, unfavorable stool, poor lung qi, cough with excessive phlegm, and can also be used for the treatment of early breast abscess. After years of research, I know that tangerine peel has many pharmacological effects. The side effects of Chenpi decoction are very small, and no acute poisoning has been found in many animal experiments. Use with caution for patients with qi deficiency, yin deficiency, dry cough, hematemesis, red tongue, insufficient body fluid and excess heat.
1. Effect on digestive system: The volatile oil contained in dried tangerine peel has a slight stimulating effect on gastrointestinal tract, which can promote the secretion of digestive juice and eliminate gas accumulation in intestinal tract, showing the effects of aromatic invigorating stomach, expelling wind and reducing qi.
2. Effects on cardiovascular system: Chenpi decoction and alcohol extract have exciting effects on myocardium, but they will have inhibitory effects when the dose is too large. In addition, it can also cause slight contraction of blood vessels and rapidly raise blood pressure. Pectin in dried tangerine peel can also prevent arteriosclerosis caused by high-fat diet.
3. Effect on respiratory system: The volatile oil contained in dried tangerine peel has irritating and passive expectorant effects, which makes sputum easy to cough up. Chenpi decoction has a weak dilating effect on bronchi. Its alcohol extract has high anti-asthma effect.
4. Effect on genitourinary system: Chenpi decoction can contract renal blood vessels and reduce urine output.
5. Anti-inflammatory effect: Chenpi decoction combined with vitamin C and vitamin K can enhance anti-inflammatory effect.