Where is Zhaojun Meidou from?

Zhaojun plum beans are geographical indication products of agricultural products.

Zhaojun plum bean is a specialty of Zhaojun Town, Xingshan County, Yichang City, Hubei Province. Zhaojun plum beans are delicious, fresh and dry, and easy to preserve. It is delicious in the banquet and a good soup for stewed chicken ribs, and enjoys the reputation of "king of beans" among the people. Zhaojun plum bean is a national product protected by geographical indications of agricultural products.

Zhaojun's plum beans are produced in the mountainous area of Xingshan County, Zhaojun's hometown, with an altitude of1000-1500m. It is a traditional local specialty bean. When the pod matures, the color of the pod turns white with bright red patterns, and the shape of the pod looks like a curved eyebrow, which is particularly beautiful, so it is named Zhaojun Eyebrow Bean.

Zhaojun plum bean is the first geographical indication protection product of China agricultural products in Yichang. Qiaohongyan Zhaojun Meidou Base is located in Longmen River National Forest Park in Xingshan County, facing Shennongding, the lung of Central China. Zhaojun Meizhou Base was rated as "Safe Agricultural Products Joint Production and Marketing Cooperation Base" and "Yichang Vegetable Standardization Demonstration Base" by China Association for the Promotion of International Cooperation in Agriculture. Qiaohongyan brand Zhaojun Meidou won the gold medal of the 9th Wuhan Agricultural Fair. 20 13 obtained the grade a green food certificate.

Zhaojun plum beans are deeply loved by consumers. At present, the products are sold to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Changsha, Chengdu, Wuhan and other places, and the products can only meet the sales of high-end catering hotels.

On 20 13, the "Zhaojun Meidou" declared by Hongyan Vegetable Professional Cooperative in Shi Sheng, Xingshan County passed the examination by the Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and organized expert review, and implemented the registration and protection of national agricultural products geographical indications.

territorial scope

The plum beans in Zhaojun are mainly produced in the mountainous area of Xingshan County, and the geographical indications of agricultural products are protected within the range of11025'-106' in east longitude and 3 1 04'-3 1 in north latitude. The total production area is 50,000 mu, and the annual output is 6.5438+00,000 tons.

Product quality characteristics

1. External sensory characteristics: the pod is long and the cross section is nearly round. The color of the pod is white, with a bright purple-red pattern. The pod is 8- 15 cm long, with fluffy skin and clear fragrance. Bean rice is full, kidney-shaped and smooth. The 1000-grain weight is 900- 1000g, and the ivory color has lavender patterns. The dried pods are bent, the skin is shriveled, close to beans and rice, the color turns yellow, and there are several purple-black flowers. 2. Internal quality indicators: protein ≥ 17%, starch ≥35%, amino acid ≥ 16%, crude fiber ≤8.5%, potassium ≥ 1.86%, and calcium ≥0.35%. 3. Quality and safety requirements: the pesticide residue content shall not exceed the national food standard. Sensory and hygienic safety inspection was conducted according to NY/T27 1- 1995 green food kidney bean. Packaging, transportation and storage shall be carried out in accordance with NY/T748-20 12.