The problem of unsalable vegetables and fruits occurs in both the north and the south. In many rural areas in the north, the price of cabbage and cauliflower has fallen below the "cabbage price" of less than 1 cent per catty, while citrus fruits have also appeared in many places in the south. The problem of unsalable products is that in a certain place in Guangxi, a large number of citrus fruits are unsalable beside the national highway, and few people even care about them at 0.25 yuan per pound! Although the climate is warm in winter, it is extremely "cold" for fruit and vegetable farmers! Some people would say, isn’t dried orange peel “tangerine peel”? The maximum price of tangerine peel is more than 7,000 per pound. Why not make tangerine peel and sell it? Senior farmers tell you that tangerine peel is not what you think!
Tangerine peel is a kind of "ripe" peel and a kind of Chinese medicinal material. It is produced in many places in my country, especially "Guangdong Chenpi" is very popular! When talking about tangerine peel, many people will think of it as “orange peel”. When it comes to price, many people are surprised. Take the tangerine peel from Xinhui, Guangdong, for example, the cheap ones are more than 500 yuan per catty, while the better quality ones cost thousands of yuan, and some even reach 7,000 yuan per catty. Many netizens lament that nowadays Oranges are unsalable in many places. Why not make tangerine peels and sell them? If you don’t save them, you can make more money. Can you also avoid unsalable fruits?
As for the doubts of netizens, senior fruit farmers will tell you that tangerine peel is indeed the dried orange peel, but it does not mean that orange peels from all places are suitable for being made into "tangerine peel". Location requirements are often referred to as "authentic medicinal materials"! In addition, the so-called "tangerine peel" cannot be sold directly by drying it. Even the oranges from the "authentic medicinal material" producing areas must be dried and stored. Under normal circumstances, the shortest time is three years, and the longer ones can be Ten years, twenty years, or more! And the price of tangerine peels continues to double as the shelf life increases!
Two specific components in tangerine peel, the volatile oil continues to decrease with the increase of storage time, while the beneficial component hesperidin continues to increase! Different years of storage have different flavors. For example, tangerine peels stored for 3 to 8 years still have a strong fruity aroma, while tangerine peels stored for 9 to 20 years have no sour taste and have a more refreshing smell. If it can be preserved for more than 50 years, then the tangerine peel will be even more precious. After years of baptism, it will have a rich medicinal aroma and will naturally be expensive! This is also the reason why some tangerine peels can be sold for thousands of yuan or more!
How is the naturally aged "tangerine peel" stored in ancient ways produced?
The production process of Xinhui tangerine peel: After the orange peel is peeled, it is sent to the drying field and dried under the baptism of the sun; after a period of time, when the orange peel is not easy to break, it can be turned over and dried. After repeating this process, it is placed in a warehouse to age and withstand the baptism of time again!
Therefore, many netizens are surprised, why don’t fruit farmers turn unsalable oranges into tangerine peel? Wouldn’t that sell more? This is mainly because good-quality tangerine peel has to go through the baptism of time. Some of the best ones take 30 or even 50 years, and as little as 3 to 8 years. This also requires a lot of effort. It is difficult and costly, so it is difficult to solve the urgent problem of slow sales! And although some tangerine peels cost thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan, this is often related to the premium brought by the origin and brand culture of the tangerine peels! Therefore, it is even more difficult for ordinary fruit farmers!