Why are grapes in Xinjiang sweeter?

Xinjiang has plenty of sunshine for a long time, so grapes, cantaloupes, watermelons and other fruits in Xinjiang are sweet.

The climate in Xinjiang has many characteristics, such as sunny days, strong sunshine, little rain, dryness, hot Leng Xia in winter and large temperature difference between day and night, which is beneficial to fruit growth.

In short, the sunshine time is long, the temperature difference between day and night is large, the rainfall is small, and the evaporation is large. Let the grapes have the best quality.

Introduction:

Grapes in Xinjiang are the best in the world, especially in Turpan.

Here, seedless white grapes are the main varieties, including 13, mare's milk, red grapes, Kaska, Baijiagan, Sasaki and so on. Its fruits are spherical, oval and oval. In particular, the seedless white grapes produced here have thin skin and tender flesh, delicious juice and rich nutrition, and are known as "pearls", with a sugar content of 20-24%, surpassing the grapes produced in California, ranking first in the world.

History:

Xinjiang is the earliest place to grow grapes and brew wine in China. As for when Xinjiang began to grow grapes and brew wine, historical records are unknown. However, there is no doubt that two or three thousand years ago, ancient Central Asian countries and China Xinjiang region planted grapes and brewed wine.

A grape specimen about 2,500 years ago was unearthed from Yanghai Cemetery in Shanshan County, Turpan, Xinjiang, China. According to the research of experts from Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology, it belongs to a round purple grape plant. In fact, it is a vine, with a total length of 1. 15 m, a length of 1 1 cm and a flat width of 2.3 cm. In recent years, grape seeds from the Warring States Period (475 BC-22 BC1year) have also been found in Subaihai, Xinjiang.

China's historical records also record that grapes were planted in this area two thousand years ago. According to Records of the Historian, grapes were planted and wine was made in Dawan, Kangju, Da Yue, Daxia, Wusun, Yishou and Yutian in the Han Dynasty.

Grape ditch:

Huozhou's famous "Cool World" Grape Valley is located in the Flame Mountain Canyon in the northeast of Turpan 13km. Gully is a not too deep gully, 8 kilometers long from north to south, about 0.5 kilometers wide from east to west, and up to 2 kilometers at its widest point. A stream flows through it, and the gurgling spring water oozes from time to time along the gap at the edge of the gully. The ditch is shaded by trees, and the ditch is full of layers of grape racks.

Nutritional value:

Grapes are flat in nature and sweet in taste, which can tonify qi and blood, strengthen bones and muscles, benefit liver yin, facilitate urination, relax muscles and promote blood circulation, warm the stomach and strengthen the spleen, relieve annoyance and quench thirst. Polyphenols contained in grapes are natural free radical scavengers with strong antioxidant activity, which can effectively regulate the function of liver cells and resist or alleviate the damage caused by free radicals.

It also has anti-inflammatory effect, and can combine with protein in bacteria and viruses to make them lose pathogenicity. Foreign studies have proved that fresh grapes, grape leaves and raisins all have antiviral ability.

Grape is rich in glucose and vitamins, which has obvious effects on protecting liver, reducing ascites and edema of lower limbs, increasing plasma albumin and reducing transaminase. Glucose, organic acids, amino acids and vitamins in grapes have exciting effects on brain nerves, and can improve fatigue symptoms associated with neurasthenia and hepatitis.

Grape juice, seeds and peels are rich in powerful antioxidant substances-resveratrol and flavonoids.