Fine varieties of processed apricot

There are many apricot varieties suitable for processing, such as red jade mainly produced in Licheng, Changqing and Tai'an in Shandong, red red apricot planted in Laoshan and Xiashan in Shandong, red golden hazelnut selected in Zhaoyuan in Shandong, agate apricot introduced from abroad by Shandong Fruit Tree Research Institute, red apricot in string branches planted by landlords such as giant deer and Guangzong in Hebei, Qingxu in Shanxi, Renyi and Pingchuan in Shanxi, Yangshao yellow apricot in Mianchi, Henan Province. There are more than 10 kinds of apricots grown in Dongxiang, Gansu, such as Tang Wangchuan apricot, Jinma apricot in Lanzhou, Liaoning, Jinxi Dahong apricot and Zhangyuan apricot in Jingyang, Shaanxi.

Among the above varieties, red jade apricot, big red apricot, string red apricot, sand gold red and agate apricot are more resistant to storage and transportation and are suitable for long-distance transportation. Zhang Park apricot, red hazel apricot is juicy and seedless, so it is suitable for processing fruit juice. string red apricot, Laoshan red apricot, big red apricot, Yangshao yellow apricot, agate apricot, Jinxi big red apricot, golden mother apricot, etc., flesh yellow or orange, suitable for processing canned sugar water and apricot jam Laoshan red apricot, Yangshao yellow apricot, big red apricot, sand gold red and other pulp total sugar are all more than 9%, suitable for processing preserved apricot.

The above apricot varieties suitable for processing can also be eaten fresh, some of which are excellent varieties of fresh food.

In addition, Xiangyanghong apricot, a newly discovered local variety in Yantai, Shandong Province, has an average fruit weight of 71 grams, an edible rate as high as 90%, delicate pulp, 10.5% sugar and 2.4% acid, which is a promising processing variety.