Fuping County can produce 800,000 tons of persimmon every year, ranking first in the country's persimmon producing area, followed by the remaining Shandong Qingzhou persimmon and Guangxi persimmon. Every year, all farmers in Fuping County process some dried persimmons by themselves, and some farmers take this as their career. The annual persimmon income alone can reach100000 yuan as an economic source.
There are many kinds of persimmons in Fuping, including more than ten varieties, such as ascending persimmon, pepper persimmon, pearl persimmon, square persimmon, four-unlike persimmon, heavy persimmon, Wuhua persimmon, chicken-heart persimmon, mountain-knot persimmon, mirror persimmon and mopan persimmon. Shengdijian persimmon is a famous variety among persimmon trees, and its nutritional value ranks first among similar products. Fupingjian persimmon has a cake yield as high as 26%, which is an excellent variety for making persimmon and is praised by experts as "cake-making treasure".
Fuping Dajian persimmon is a famous persimmon variety, which contains 14 kinds of nutrients and trace elements, among which the calcium content per 100 grams is 163 mg, ranking first among similar products in China. Fuping Dajian persimmon is most suitable for making persimmon, which is made by more than ten processes, such as peeling, astringency removal, softening, drying in the sun, shaping, etc. Its sensory index is strong, its taste is good and its quality is excellent. Compared with persimmon cakes in other regions, "Fu Ping persimmon" has five characteristics, namely, it is big, the persimmon cream is white and thick, the bottom is bright, the quality is moist and the taste is sweet, and "Fu Ping persimmon" is rich in nutrients such as protein, fat, inorganic salts and vitamins, among which the nutrients such as ascorbic acid, riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus and iron are far higher than the national level, and it has the functions of relieving cough, eliminating phlegm and removing phlegm. The traditional "Heer persimmon cake" is called "Heer persimmon cake" because the umbilicus of two persimmons are relatively close together.