"Three white melons", named after white skin, white pulp and white seeds, belong to one of the most famous local native products in Wanrong. It is said that it was first planted in the late Shang Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty, with a history of more than 3,000 years.
variety
At present, there are three varieties of Sanbaigua: Boot Bottom, Cuiyu and Xuelihong. Among them, "Cuiyu" is a thin-skinned variety, and "Xuelihong" is a new variety improved and cultivated on the basis of "Cuiyu" in recent years. Because its melon seeds are reddish, they are like red pearls against white flesh, so they are named "Xuelihong". These two varieties are edible varieties in season, and the skin of melon is thin, which is not resistant to storage. They are usually eaten fresh, or cut into pieces with a knife, or dug with a spoon. The fresh sand juice is thick and cool to relieve the heat.
Three white melon pulp has a lot of sand juice, which tastes fresh and refreshing. Because its skin is white with a hint of green, its pulp is crystal clear, as fat as jade, and its seeds are inlaid in the pulp like pearls, which makes people have no taste, first cool their eyes, then lure their mouths, and unconsciously produce saliva. The locals praised him: "Three white melons, with skin like jade, pulp like fat and seeds like pearls, are sweating in the cool summer season, and when you cut a melon, the wind of plain face is coming, and it is cool without eating it; Take a bite, the breeze is Xu Lai; Two mouths in my arms, my heart flying, and my heart is cool; Three is the wind light cloud light ... "
nutritive value
Sanbaigua is famous for its high selenium, low sugar, rich amino acids and as many as eighteen trace elements. According to the test reports of the National Food Quality Inspection and Appraisal Center and the Food Quality Supervision and Testing Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, Sanbaigua contains 0.11%amino acids; Total sugar accounts for 6.11%,including glucose, fructose and sucrose. Sweetness increased with the increase of sucrose in the late ripening stage. At the same time, it contains vitamin C8.33﹪%, iron1.57%, potassium 0.497% and selenium 0.68%.
It has anti-cancer, anti-cancer and anti-aging effects that ordinary melons don't have. It can clear away heat and toxic materials, dispel fire and improve eyesight, invigorate the stomach and spleen, protect the liver and moisten the lungs. beauty beauty, if eaten regularly, can prolong life. Relevant experts call it a rare good product for both medicine and food.