We've been eating Chinese cherries for more than 3,000 years. Why have we been upstaged by "America cherries"?

Chinese people have been eating cherries for more than 3,000 years. If lychee is the king of fruits in the eyes of the ancients, then cherries are definitely second to fruits.

 Taking Tang Dynasty as an example, the most open period, "lychee" was mentioned 67 times in the “whole Tang Poems”, but "cherry" was mentioned 94 times.  Litchi is a legendary fruit out of reach, while cherries are a true delicacy.

 Tang people did not eat cherries as "rude" as modern people. They had a unique way of eating cherries. They put the cherry into a bowl with the stone removed, and then added fresh cheese (yogurt) to eat them, sometimes adding syrup to taste them.  

 Emperors in the Tang Dynasty even regarded cherries as a national honor, giving them to scholars of the Jinshi, and sometimes to famous men of letters.

 And intellectuals in the cultural circle also love to show off, so they often praise cherry in their poems, so we can also see cherry refresh more frequently than lychee in "The Whole Tang Poems".

 In view of this cultural phenomenon with cherry as the protagonist, our descendants gave it a name, called "cherry system".

 Apparently cherries were grown in ancient China, but what about the cherries that were introduced in the late 19th century?

 The question is a little complicated. Let's start with the variety of cherries.

 Now all the cherries in the world are actually divided into four major varieties.

There are two kinds of cherries native to China. Their scientific names are Chinese cherry and wool cherry.

 But there is a problem with Chinese cherries, they are too soft and rotten when ripe. There is a saying that childhood is just like ripe cherries, which can not stand chewing and of course can not stand long-distance transportation.

 Fortunately, Chinese cherries are widely grown in China, and the royal family of the Central Plains can still enjoy the delicious cherries.  But in modern times, when fruits are sold across regions, Chinese cherries are too delicate to be grown in the market.

 So at the end of the 19th century, we introduced a new variety of cherries, called European sweet cherries, whose fruit is much more plump and thick than Chinese cherries, and its taste is very good. It is widely grown in Europe.  The cherries that have entered the Chinese market in recent years are imported European varieties of sweet cherries.

Cherry Extract

 Acerola cherry extract is a substance extracted from acerola cherry.

 Basic Information

【Latin name】Malpighia glabra

【Other names】 Acirola cherry, Brazilian coniola cherry, Brazilian granola cherry, West India cherry, Antitille, Barbados, Puerto Rico

【Character】Light red powder

【Plant source】 This product is the fruit extraction of Brazilian conifer cherry and West Indian cherry.

Pharmacological efficacy

1. Acerola cherry are rich in vitamin C, making them the richest known fruit in the world. Its 100 grams of fruit VC content of 2445 milligrams, far higher than the lemon of 40mg, citrus 68mg and kiwi fruit 100mg, and has been considered to be a very high content of vitamin C guava only 180mg, is worthy of the name of the "king of vitamin C".

2. At the same time, acerola cherry also contains vitamins A, B1, B2, E, P, nicotinic acid, anti-aging factor (SOD), calcium, iron, zinc, potassium and protein and other nutrients, with high nutritional value and the reputation of "the fruit of life".  Vitamin P can prevent vitamin C from being destroyed by oxidation and enhance the absorption and utilization of VC.

3. VC is a good antioxidant, which can remove free radicals produced in human activities. In addition to VC, natural VC also contains a variety of nutrients, which is absorbed slowly in the human body, and its concentration in the serum can be maintained at a high level for a long time. Moreover, its effect on the human body is incomparable to that of other sources of VC. Its unique anti-aging factor (SOD) - superoxide dismutase, can effectively resist the invasion of foreign harmful substances, has the effect of delaying aging.

Application Area

Medicines, health care products, cosmetics, beverages, etc.