Introduction of small and medium-sized mountain balsam pear varieties in Taiwan, what are the characteristics of nutrients from Hualien No. 1 to Hualien No. 6?

Six small and medium-sized mountain balsam pear varieties from "Hualien No. 1" to "Hualien No. 6" were bred in the Agricultural improvement Farm of Hualien District of the Agricultural Committee. The medicinal efficacy of mountain balsam pear is relatively good; organic farms and biotech companies have been authorized to produce and appear on the market for many years, fresh fruits and processed health care products have been widely welcomed by the public, and fresh balsam pear cultivated organically will be put on the market one after another in June. people can taste the fresh first to extinguish the fire.

The excellent balsam pear lines with high female character were selected from the agricultural improvement field in Hualien District, and seven hybrid varieties of "Hualien 1-7" with heterosis and high yield were bred by cross breeding technique from 2005 to 2019. Except for the white fruits of "Hualien 2" and "Hualien 7", the rest of the fruits are green. Among the six mountain balsam pear varieties authorized for production and sale at present, the fruit size of "Hualien 1-3" and "Hualien 6" is about 150-220 grams, which is about 1 inch and 3 weights of big balsam pear, which is very suitable for small families. "Hualien No. 4" and "Hualien No. 5" are dark green, and the fruit size and pointed protuberance of fruit surface are also closest to those of wild balsam pear, with a fruit size of about 20-50 grams, which is suitable for special cooking or processing as health food.

The agricultural reform farm in Hualien District pointed out that because the taste of Momordica charantia is more bitter than that of ordinary balsam pear, the bitter gourd contains bitter taste, which becomes bitter after cooking, which can promote appetite, quench thirst, cool, and relieve fever. The taste is between cultivated big balsam pear and wild small balsam pear, which is suitable for various delicacies such as fresh food, boiling soup and fried food. And the six balsam pear varieties have high seed setting rate, high content of vitamin C and folic acid, and high antioxidant capacity, which can not only be used as general vegetables, but also participated in the experimental study of the national biotechnology project balsam pear research team of the National Science Council, which was proved to contain a variety of excellent health functional ingredients.

The balsam pear variety "Hualien 1-6" has been authorized for actual mass production and listed on the market, including Chillemite Organic Farm, Rencheng Organic Farm and Fenghe Organic Farm in Hualien. After two months of planting, it will be harvested and listed one after another in June this year. Organic stores can buy it, and consumers can also contact various organic farms directly to buy the freshest balsam pear.