Why is hawthorn called hawthorn? The sugar content of hawthorn

Hawthorn has a hard core, thin flesh, and a slightly sour taste. The fruit can be eaten raw or made into preserved fruit cakes. It can be used as medicine after being dried. It is a unique tree species in my country that can be used as both medicine and fruit. It contains a variety of organic acids, so hawthorn tastes relatively sour. So why is hawthorn called hawthorn? Let's explore it together.

Contents of this article

1. Why is hawthorn called hawthorn?

2. Sugar content of hawthorn

3. Tips for purchasing hawthorn

Why is hawthorn called hawthorn?

The word hawthorn comes from a beautiful legend about mountain "dregs":

According to legend, there is a Tuo Mountain in Shandong Province. At the foot of the mountain, there lived a girl named Shi Liu. She was beautiful and passionate. She had long fallen in love with a young man named Bai Jing. The two lived together at the foot of the mountain and drank from the same stream. They were deeply in love. Unfortunately, Shi Liu's beauty alarmed the emperor, and officials came to snatch her away and forced her to be his concubine. Shi Liu would rather die than obey, and lied to the emperor that she had to mourn for her mother for 100 days. The emperor had no choice but to find a quiet courtyard for her to live alone. After Shi Liu was snatched away, Bai Jing chased her to Nanshan Mountain, stood on the top of the mountain day and night, and turned into a small tree after a long time. Shi Liu fled the palace and found Bai Jing's incarnation. She was so sad that she threw herself on him and burst into tears. The sad pomegranate also turned into a tree and produced bright red fruits. People called it "Pomegranate". Upon hearing the news, the emperor ordered people to cut down the trees and ordered that the tree should not be called "pomegranate" but "mountain dregs" - mountain dregs. However, people loved the strong pomegranate and called it "hawthorn".

Hawthorn, the fruit is red. In the mountains and forests, large areas of hawthorn trees form a large area of ​​red when the fruit is ripe, so it is called "red hawthorn".

The red mountain fruit itself is just a synonym for a type of red mountain fruit (including red hawthorn).

Hawthorn is now more commonly associated with "Red Mountain Fruit". This is because the original music couple "An and Cavalry" created a song "Red Mountain Fruit" because of their feelings for hawthorn. The name was given by Cavalry, and then it was influenced by the Talent Show and Star Avenue, and became known and loved by the public, so the term later spread more widely.

Sugar content of hawthorn

The sugar content of hawthorn is 23%, which is twice that of watermelon, apple and strawberry. Hawthorn, a plant of the genus Crataegus in the Rosaceae family, is also known as Shanliguo and Shanlihong. It is distributed in Shandong, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and Hebei.

The kernel of hawthorn is hard, the flesh is thin, and the taste is slightly sour and astringent. The fruit can be eaten raw or made into candied fruit cakes, and can be used as medicine after drying. It is a unique tree species in my country that can be used as both medicine and fruit.

Hawthorn contains a variety of organic acids, which can enhance the acidity of gastric juice, increase the activity of pepsin and promote the digestion of protein after oral administration.

Hawthorn has strong adaptability and likes a cool and humid environment. It is both cold-resistant and heat-resistant and can grow between -36 and 43 degrees Celsius. Hawthorn is not strict on soil requirements, but grows well in slightly acidic sandy loam with deep soil, fertile texture, looseness and good drainage.

Tips for buying hawthorn

1. Look at the shape of the hawthorn fruit. The flat and round ones are more sour, while the round ones are sweeter.

2. Look at the fruit spots of hawthorn. There are many spots on the surface of hawthorn. The fruit spots that are dense and rough are sour, while those that are small and smooth are sweet.

3. Look at the origin of hawthorn. Hawthorns produced in Shandong and Northeast China are sour, while those produced in Hebei and Henan are moderately sweet and sour.

4. Look at the color of the flesh. Hawthorn flesh is white, yellow or red and sweet, while green is sour.

5. Look at the texture of the flesh. Hawthorns that are soft and chewy are sweet, while those that are hard and dense are sour. When choosing, you can choose one of the five methods.