Luoshenhua wants to choose this! Only 200CC of blood lipid-lowering king of anthocyanins a day, twice as much as grapes and higher than blueberries

According to the research, the roselle in Taiwan has anti-inflammatory effect, which not only helps to reduce liver inflammation, but also has a strong effect on lowering blood lipids. People who like to drink roselle tea and eat roselle come to buy this "black crystal" roselle! This is a new variety "Taitung No. 6" cultivated by the Agricultural Improvement Farm of Taitung District of the Agricultural Council. Its anthocyanin content is as high as 30.6 mg per gram, which is twice that of grapes and higher than that of blueberries and bilberries!

After 9 years of breeding, the anthocyanin super-high

Agricultural Reform Farm Taitung Farm recently released a new variety of "High Anthocyanin Roselle" that took 9 years of artificial cross-breeding, Taitung No. 6 "Hei Jing". ". After inspection, it was found that the anthocyanin content of the dried fruit calyx of Heijing was as high as 30.6 mg/g, which was 7.7 times that of the current main cultivar "Taitung No. 3".

Heijing not only has good quality, but also has higher yield. The result rate is 4 times that of Taitung No. 3, and the yield per unit area is also 4 times. The high anthocyanin content is very suitable as raw material for functional products. Multiple added value.

Roselle contains anthocyanins and polyphenols for good health

Roseki is rich in functional components such as anthocyanins, flavonoids, polyphenols and organic acids. In the past ten years, there have been domestic studies on roselle tea, including that it can reduce liver inflammation. A study by Sun Yat-Sen University of Medicine found that drinking 200CC of roselle tea a day can reduce blood lipids by 20%.

Taitung Field Manager Chen Xinyan pointed out that with the improvement of Chinese people's awareness of preventive health care in recent years, the annual output value of domestic health and nutritious food has been growing for six consecutive years. Taitung County is the main producing area of ​​Roselle, accounting for 78% of Taiwan. The roselle industry in Taitung County has a mature production and sales chain and high-quality processing technology. The related processed products are one of the favorite souvenirs of Taitung agricultural products for tourists. The breeding of new varieties of roselle with high anthocyanin will provide a new choice of domestic functional raw materials.

In the future, it can be used as a tea bag with multiple health-care ingredients.

Chen Xinyan said that Taitung No. 6 is different from other roselles cultivated in China in the past. Its calyx is closely attached to the branches and has the same maturity period, which is suitable for one harvest. , Save a lot of labor costs. The calyx of Black Crystal is dark purple in color and rich in anthocyanins. The output of dried calyx per hectare reaches 1,200 kg, which is a high-yield and high-quality variety. It is very suitable for functional raw materials, and can be made into tea bags, extract drinks and lozenges and other daily product development.

In order to improve the quality and competitive advantage of Taitung's characteristic agricultural materials and replace some imported raw materials, an application for variety rights has been filed for this variety. In the future, it can be authorized to the industry to develop functional products, which is expected to promote the diversification and value-added of the roselle industry. use.

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