A new technology for the processing of unsalted balsamic vinegar through deep processing of ponkan has been successfully developed in Hunan Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. The advent of this technology is expected to gradually solve the problem of "fruit-stricken farmers" that have plagued Xiangxi for many years, and fundamentally accelerate the poverty alleviation of the masses in ethnic minority areas.
On the 23rd, Li Weiguo, member of the Standing Committee of Jishou Municipal Committee, told reporters that after hundreds of experiments by researchers, the "new technology for processing salt-free balsamic vinegar" has passed the scientific and technological appraisal, filling the domestic gap. "This technology has developed a 'fermented ponkan nutrient fruit vinegar drink' by deep processing of ponkan, using modern enzyme engineering technology, compound debittering technology, fruit juice deep fermentation technology, aseptic filling technology and other modern food engineering high-tech.
Located in the northwest of Hunan Province, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is one of the three major natural selenium-enriched belts in the country. It is also known as the “Hometown of Chinese Pecansâ€. The total area of ​​citrus is 1.07 million mu, including 850,000 mu of ponkan, with an annual output of citrus. Ten thousand tons, accounting for 13% of the country's total output, involving nearly one million farmers. In recent years, affected by various aspects such as freezing disasters, tangerines, and financial crises, there has been a large backlog of Xiangxi citrus, which has caused fruit farmers to face poverty.
"In the past, due to the narrow sales channels of citrus and the lag of the processing industry, the development of Xiangxi citrus industry has encountered the problem of 'fruit smashing farmers'," said Li Weiguo. The citrus vinegar beverage production line built with new technology is expected to acquire 40,000 tons of ponkans this year. Strive to achieve the annual acquisition of more than 100,000 tons of citrus in three to five years, which can directly drive tens of thousands of local farmers to get rid of poverty and become rich.