What? The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on some of the most popular products in the world! The Kaohsiung District Agricultural Committee of the Executive Yuan has finally launched a new variety of melon, the Kaohsiung No. 3 "Xiaqing", after years of breeding. After many years of cultivation, finally launched a new variety of huwaqua Kaohsiung 3 "summer green", small huwaqua varieties of short straight, beautiful appearance, different from the current Taiwan common small huwaqua, and its taste is crisp and sweet, good taste, can be eaten as a fruit, but also can be cold or fried food. After years of cultivation, the field finally launched a new variety of melon Kaohsiung 3 "summer green", can be eaten as a fruit, can also be cold or fried food.

Many years of cultivation to launch a new variety of cucumber "summer green"

Kaohsiung field director Huang Dechang pointed out that in recent years, due to global warming and climate change intensified, in the high screen area in the summer production of cucumber, often encountered high-temperature fertility obstacles. In view of this, the Kaohsiung farm since the Republic of 94 years, began to select and breed suitable for summer net room facilities production of small melon varieties, hoping to breed heat-resistant high-quality new varieties. After continuous crossbreeding, screening and comparison under the high temperature environment, this year we finally showed the results and launched the new heat-resistant and excellent variety of cucumber, Kaohsiung No. 3 "Summer Green".

Cucurbita pepo Kaohsiung No. 3 has the characteristics of tolerating hot and humid environment in summer and high yield, and the melon is crispy and sweet in taste, with good palatability, without the astringent flavor of ordinary cucurbits, suitable for fresh eating or cooking and seasoning of the whole fruit. When the length of the fruit is about 11 to 13 centimeters, the harvested fruit is crisp, sweet, and has no astringent flavor, so it can be used directly as a fruit or lettuce salad; if the length of the fruit is more than 13 centimeters, it can be directly sliced and fried without peeling, which is in line with the current concept of whole-food utilization.

Cucumber nutritional abundance of human health benefits

Cucumber has an antioxidant function, can make human cells have antioxidant effect, inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Hu melon is rich in vitamin E, can be anti-aging. There are diuretic benefits, and can make the fat proceed slowly, on obesity, heart disease and other preventive benefits. Hu melon in the fiber in addition to enhance excretion, but also can reduce cholesterol. Because it contains water-soluble fiber, in the intestines can be decayed with other foods (fermentation), in addition to the absorption of useful substances, can shorten the stay in the intestines to reduce the chance of intestinal cancer. In addition, carrots contain trace carotene and vitamin C, often mixed with garlic, ginger and other food, can enhance immunity.