慶陽白(bai)(bai)瓜(gua)子又稱白(bai)(bai)瓜(gua)籽,屬一年生(sheng)葫(hu)蘆科作物,是我市(shi)(shi)乃至全省著名(ming)的名(ming)優(you)特農產品(pin)之(zhi)一。因其籽粒(li)大、種(zhong)皮薄(bo)、外觀潔白(bai)(bai)、籽仁飽滿、脂(zhi)肪(fang)含量高、口(kou)感(gan)清(qing)香而深受消費者青睞。據(ju)測(ce)定(ding),慶陽白(bai)(bai)瓜(gua)子蛋(dan)白(bai)(bai)質(zhi)含量≥35%、脂(zhi)肪(fang)含量≥42%、維生(sheng)素E含量≥8mg/100g,性平味甘,有較高的藥用價(jia)值,具滋容(rong)養顏、生(sheng)津開(kai)胃(wei)、止咳(ke)宣(xuan)肺(fei)之(zhi)功效(xiao),既可以(yi)做炒貨、也可以(yi)做食(shi)品(pin)的輔料,市(shi)(shi)場前景十分廣闊(kuo)。
目前,慶陽白瓜(gua)子(zi)已成(cheng)為我市(shi)主要經濟(ji)作物之一,每(mei)年(nian)種植(zhi)面積在6000公頃(qing)左(zuo)右,年(nian)產(chan)(chan)(chan)量9600噸(dun)以上(shang),產(chan)(chan)(chan)值在1.4億元(yuan)左(zuo)右。生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)過程(cheng)中始終堅持綠(lv)色食(shi)品和(he)無公害生(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)規(gui)(gui)程(cheng),已發布白瓜(gua)子(zi)種植(zhi)地(di)(di)方技(ji)術標(biao)準(zhun)1個(ge)(ge),產(chan)(chan)(chan)品加工地(di)(di)方技(ji)術標(biao)準(zhun)1個(ge)(ge),獲得綠(lv)色產(chan)(chan)(chan)品認(ren)(ren)證(zheng)1項,注冊 “子(zi)午(wu)嶺(ling)”、“中慶”、“維(wei)思特”、“鳳川”等多(duo)個(ge)(ge)品牌。加工企業(ye)13家(jia),年(nian)加工白瓜(gua)子(zi)9000噸(dun),產(chan)(chan)(chan)品通過ISO9001國(guo)際(ji)質量管理(li)體系(xi)認(ren)(ren)證(zheng)、HACCP國(guo)際(ji)食(shi)品衛生(sheng)管理(li)體系(xi)認(ren)(ren)證(zheng)、猶太認(ren)(ren)證(zheng)和(he)伊斯蘭(lan)認(ren)(ren)證(zheng),已出口德、法(fa)、荷(he)、美等30多(duo)個(ge)(ge)國(guo)家(jia)和(he)地(di)(di)區,成(cheng)為全(quan)國(guo)規(gui)(gui)模最(zui)大的白瓜(gua)籽(zi)加工出口基(ji)地(di)(di)。
《中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)農(nong)(nong)業年鑒》是(shi)(shi)由(you)國(guo)(guo)家農(nong)(nong)業部主管,中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)農(nong)(nong)業出(chu)版社出(chu)版的(de)(de)反映我國(guo)(guo)農(nong)(nong)業、林業、畜牧業、漁業、農(nong)(nong)產品(pin)加(jia)工(gong)業、農(nong)(nong)墾、農(nong)(nong)機、農(nong)(nong)村水(shui)利等基本情況的(de)(de)資料(liao)工(gong)具(ju)書(shu)。慶陽(yang)白(bai)瓜子是(shi)(shi)市農(nong)(nong)技中(zhong)(zhong)心繼慶陽(yang)香(xiang)瓜后第二個推薦入編的(de)(de)地(di)標農(nong)(nong)產品(pin)。