Autumn harvest of agricultural conditions: the first production of Yang pepper as health care product in China

It has always been served as a "hot pepper" (scientific name: okra), and now it has a new use At the end of this year, "Kuige" capsule, which is developed by extracting flavonoids and polysaccharides from okra, as well as Okra Seed Oil, okra flower tea and other products will be officially put into production in Liuyang economic development zone Ordinary "chilli" is more than just a dish Through deep processing, it has more forms of expression and higher added value 85 million orders were obtained before the active ingredient of "foreign pepper" was put into production in yanggutan community of chunkou town A large area of okra on the roadside is particularly striking But the large area of okra planted here is rarely used for cooking, most of which are sent to the laboratory and factory for further processing In Liuyang economic development zone not far from here, a production line of okra extract is under construction, and various new products containing okra extract will be produced here "This is the first production line of okra extract in China, mainly to extract the active ingredients in okra to develop products." Li Jiaxing, project leader and chief engineer of Hunan Qiqi biotechnology, introduced that okra is rich in glycoprotein, pectin, flavonoids and other nutrients, and has been known as "green ginseng" and "plant Viagra" It is the first in China to produce health products and even cosmetics with its extracts as raw materials "The key is technology." Li Jiaxing said that it was not easy to extract the active ingredients of okra It took the company more than two years to combine with experts and professors from scientific research institutes such as Central South Forestry University, Hunan Agricultural University and Jishou University to successfully extract the flavonoids and polysaccharides of okra by means of "supercritical" method, as the intermediate for the production of health food and cosmetics for tonifying the kidney and invigorating the Yang On the basis of technological breakthrough, qiqiaoke has developed a series of products such as "Kuige" capsule, Okra Seed Oil, okra flower tea, etc according to the different characteristics and efficacy of okra fruit, seed and flower The high nutritional value of okra series products has made the products popular with customers in South Korea, Japan, the United States and other countries before they appear "At present, the export order of okra extract has reached 85 million yuan." With other products, the company's output value next year is conservatively estimated to reach 200 million yuan, Li said He was reluctant to sell 15 yuan of "foreign chili peppers" even though it was in autumn, but in Xiangchun pure agricultural park in chunkou, mature and full-bodied okra stood on the trees, still with flowers and vigorous vitality "From the Dragon Boat Festival to the frost, okra will continue to blossom and bear fruit, with the yield of up to 5000 Jin per mu." Zhou Mingliang, deputy general manager of Xiangchun agricultural department, said As a raw material provider of qiqiaoke, xiangchunnongke has developed more than 200 mu of Okra in chunkou, longfu, gugang and other places this year, and is expected to harvest more than 200 tons of okra, most of which are used for deep processing The reporter noted that in the two industrial parks, in addition to the local yellow okra, there are also red okra, green five-star and other foreign varieties At the beginning of the introduction of foreign varieties, Zhou Liang is really to be able to sell a good price "In Guangdong, okra is a kind of high-grade vegetable, which can be sold for 20 to 30 yuan a Jin The people who pursue the sense of feeling like the varieties from other places." Zhou said frankly that when some of the young fruits of this year's harvest were transported to Guangzhou, they were sold for 15 yuan a Jin, and the income from selling vegetables was more than 100000 yuan "But later, I don't want to sell it It's mainly used for deep processing of products." "First, the transportation and storage of vegetables are not convenient Second, the added value of okra products developed by the company is higher." Zhou Mingliang said that taking "Kuige" capsule as an example, it takes 10 jin to make a okra Although the cost is high, it has efficacy and technology as guarantee, "the price is certainly not low." At the end of this year, the company will officially put into production Zhou Mingming plans to expand the planting area of Okra in the city to 500 mu to ensure the supply of raw materials "A few years ago, a friend from western Hunan came to Liuyang and bought some of them for the first time After a few days, I found that my constipation was relieved Zhou Liangliang introduced that it was this accidental discovery that attracted Li Jiaxing's attention Li Jiaxing brought okra to the laboratory Through the extraction and test, he found that okra is rich in flavonoids, milk glycans and other nutrients, with the functions of invigorating the kidney, strengthening physical strength, moistening the bowels, etc., so he came up with the idea of producing health food with okra extract "Liuyang is the first area in the province where okra is planted It's a big surprise for us to find okra here." Li Jiaxing said that Liuyang's ecological environment and climate conditions are very suitable for the growth of okra In addition to the good foundation of Liuyang's biological industry and the recognition of the masses, he believed that okra industry can get a good development here.