according to the TV life channel of Shandong radio and TV station "Life Gang", a friend who often eats oranges will certainly know the brand of navel orange in Gannan. Recently, however, some spectators said that the yellow and red Gannan navel orange that is sold now may be ripening due to the lack of large-scale harvesting. What's the matter with this?
origin: Gannan navel orange in the middle of November,
the color of the peel of Gannan navel orange turns orange and yellow until mid November. But spectators say that most of the Gannan navel orange peel is orange. In order to understand the situation, the reporter first came to a fruit shop in Central District of Ji'nan.
the Gannan navel orange in this shop is orange yellow with a small label on the orange, marking the Pinyin of Gannan navel orange. The boss said, like this kind of oranges, it has been selling for more than a month. In a large supermarket in Ji'nan, reporters also found similar oranges.
the staff of the supermarket assured that the oranges in their store were Gannan navel oranges and were just listed this year. Because Gannan navel orange is different from oranges in other places. Generally speaking, the fruit shape of navel orange in southern Jiangxi is long, while most of them are round in other places.
however, reporters learned that the authentic Gannan navel orange was allowed to be picked in October 15th. But the staff of the supermarket said they were from regular channels, and the quality was guaranteed.
subsequently, the reporter came to Ji'nan to be the largest fruit wholesale market -- Dikou Road fruit wholesale market for investigation. There are many shops selling orange orange Gannan navel orange.
at a stall, the reporter saw two different colors of Gannan navel orange, one in front of the orange yellow we said, the other a little green and green. The shopkeeper told the reporters that the Yellow oranges were ripening.
this fruit wholesaler is a real man. It is clear that orange yellow Gannan navel orange is a wax ripening, so how do other merchants say it? Are these Gannan navel oranges dyed in the end?
in another shop in the wholesale market of Ji'nan dike road, the reporter noticed that there were two types of Gannan navel orange, orange yellow, and green. The staff said that the orange color is for advancing goods, while the green and green ones are just arrived. But on the price, orange is more expensive than greenish green.
the reporter visited several wholesale stalls and found that the navel orange in the south of Gannan is mostly orange or red, and only a small number of merchants are selling the green green navel orange with leaves. These businesses also admit that most of the Yellow Gannan navel oranges are ripening.
although the shopkeepers claim that the orange - yellow Gannan navel orange is a normal phenomenon, they say that the method of ripening is only dependent on temperature, without any chemical material.
at the edge of the shop, the reporter found such a basket of oranges, and the outer packing was marked with "Gannan navel orange", and the color was obviously more red than the surrounding oranges. The shopkeeper told reporters that the Gannan navel orange picked earlier.
the reporter bought this basket of oranges at a price of 2.5 yuan a Jin. When the reporter asked if the oranges were dyed, the shopkeeper promised that the orange in her house would never stain.
survey: orange staining exists,
to find out whether the Gannan navel orange is dyed in the Ji'nan market, the reporters bought three types of Gannan navel orange from the fruit retail stores, the large supermarkets and the dike's fruit wholesale market. The price is 4 yuan, 6.98 yuan, and 2.5 yuan respectively. The reporter first cleaned the oranges with toilet paper.
, and gently wipe the soaked oranges with a tissue, leaving a distinct red mark on the tissue.
the immersion test found that in addition to 2.5 yuan a kilo of the orange, the fruit retailer bought a little bit of color, but the oranges bought in the supermarket did not have a significant drop.
through experiments, it was found that wax existed in these three navel oranges. What is the color of the navel orange in the south of Jiangxi? Wen Fanghua, deputy director of the fruit industry bureau of Huichang County, Jiangxi Province, explained: "this kind of fading is fake. An imposing brand of navel orange in Gannan.
experts: the real Gannan navel orange has a label
state clearly stipulates that food additives can not be used to cover up the defects or counterfeit of the food itself, and the orange stain is suspected to be counterfeit, if it is suspected to be a fraud. In fact, when the reporter investigated the fruit market, a shopkeeper also persuaded reporters not to buy stained Gannan navel orange. The staff of the fruit industry bureau of
Wen Fanghua, deputy director of the Huichang County of Jiangxi Province, told reporters that Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, is the origin of navel orange in southern Jiangxi. Although it is allowed from the 15 of this month, the color of the peel has become orange and yellow, and it should wait until the middle of November. However, some fruit farmers will sell their own oranges at a good price, which will turn orange peel into green orange.
Wen Fang Hua Qiang said that the processing technology they use is a physical way, only changing the color of orange peel. But in fact, there have been recent media reports that in the origin of navel orange in southern Jiangxi, some people are using ethephon for navel orange to be ripening, and the orange is stained with toxic "Sudan red". Reporters also learned in the survey, as early as one or two months ago, orange yellow Gannan navel orange sold on the Ji'nan market.
director Wen Fanghua said that the real ones are tagged and can be traced back to specific producing areas. In order to ensure the brand reputation of Gannan navel orange, they are cracking down nationwide. He said that there is a trick to distinguish Gannan navel orange from dyeing. You can wipe the orange surface with paper towels or wipes.
also, you can also observe the color of the orange pedicle. If the orange pedicle is not a natural green color, it is yellow, or easy to fall off, and may be a dyed orange.