The difference between Shatian pomelo and honey pomelo

Shatian pomelo is a plant of the genus Citrus of Rutaceae, which got its name because it was first planted in Shatian Village, Rong County, Guangxi more than 200 years ago. Pomelo is one of the high-quality products of pomelo, which grows in the south, and it is the most famous grapefruit produced in Dapu, Meizhou, Guangdong. it is recognized as the most effective fruit in the field of diet. let's take a look at the difference between Shatian pomelo and honey pomelo.

Where does Shatian pomelo come from?

Shatian pomelo is a native product of Rong County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, because it was first planted in Shatian Village, Rong County, Guangxi, so it is called Shatian pomelo. It was exported to Hong Kong, Nanyang, Europe and America as early as the 1930s. Now it has been expanded to Xunjiang, Longjiang, Guijiang, Lijiang and Hongshui River basins in Guangxi. Guangdong, Hunan, Sichuan, Zhejiang and Jiangxi have also been introduced. Guangxi has become the largest concentrated producing area of Shatian pomelo in China in 2013. Shatian pomelo planting area in the autonomous region is hundreds of thousands of mu.

Where is the origin of honey pomelo?

Honey pomelo originated in Fujian and is now in most regions of southern China (Hubei, Chongqing, Hunan, Guangdong and other provinces). The taste of tropical introduced fruit is not different from that of origin, but the pericarp should be thicker and sour after introduction to the subtropics. The most famous producing areas are Xilin, Nansheng and Banzai in Xiaoxi Town, Pinghe County. There are four common varieties of white flesh grapefruit, red pomelo, Sanhong honey pomelo and Sanhong honey pomelo.

The difference between Shatian pomelo and honey pomelo

1, appearance: the skin of Shatian pomelo is relatively rough, the fruit type is also pear type, the weight is generally more than one or two jin, not more than three or four jin. And honey pomelo casually is three or four jin, but also big and round, and feel that the skin is very smooth, if you put the same honey pomelo and Shatian pomelo together, the feeling will be more obvious difference.

2, inner flesh: Shatian pomelo cut the skin is relatively thick, the fruit part is very tight, it is difficult to break, each piece of pulp is wrapped intact, the peel will not crack. On the other hand, the skin cut from honey pomelo is slightly thinner, and some of the flesh will be hollow in the middle.

3. Look at the seeds: there is also a big difference between Shatian pomelo and honey pomelo. Shatian pomelo has larger seeds, while the embellish seeds of honey pomelo are relatively small.

4. Sweetness: the taste of Shatian pomelo is pure sweet, so sweet that there is no unexpected feeling of impurities, and there is not much dregs, it tastes sweet and delicious, and the mouth remains fragrant. The honey pomelo juice is very rich, richer than Shatian pomelo, juicy and succulent, but slightly sour, sweet with sour.