* “Worried about buying foreign land.”

* “Worried about buying tangerine peel pretending to be Xinhui.”

It is a common concern reported by most consumers. As we all know, if the authentic Xinhui tangerine peel is well preserved and aged, it can be said that “one tael of tangerine peel is one tael of gold, and a century-old tangerine peel is better than gold.” Therefore, this time, the editor will share with you how to distinguish the new tangerine peel. Learn these tricks, and the fake Xinhui tangerine peel will have nothing to hide in front of you!

Distinguish” True or false “Xinhui Chenpi

We must first understand “What is Xinhui Chenpi”?

1. What is Xinhui Chenpi?

Xinhui tangerine peel refers to tea branch mandarin oranges cultivated within the protection scope of Xinhui tangerine peel geographical indication products(also known as “big red orange”) peels are dried in the sun, opened into three petals, and stored for agingmore than three years dry product.

In addition to the unique variety of Xinhui tangerine peel, specific factors such as water and soil, climate and production technology have created the authentic quality of Xinhui tangerine peel It has become the key factor and the real reason why Xinhui tangerine peel is superior to other production areas.

According to the existing tangerine peels on the market, we can divide them into three categories:

The first category: Xinhui tangerine peel

Contains volatile oil componentsAs many as 24 kindsThe flavonoid components are much higher than those of orange peel from other origins , “The chemical composition is as high as 41: including 4 flavone carbon glycosides, 7 flavone oxyglycosides, 19 methoxyflavones, 3 cyclic peptides, 4 sterols, 3 organic acids and 1 alkaloid components.” (Quoted from “Research Progress of Xinhui Tangerine Peel” edited by Zheng Guodong et al. in 2013) The tea is sweet and sweet, with a high edible, health care and collection value.

Second category: Guang Chenpi

There are only10 types of volatile oils. (“Xinhui Tangerine Peel Sensory and Authenticity” written by Pan Jinhua, Bi Wengang, Zheng Guodong, and Zhang Changzheng) Bitter, astringent, numb. Compared with Xinhui tangerine peel, its medicinal and edible value is lower.

The third category: tangerine peel

Fewer ingredients, less value.

Second, how to distinguish the authenticity of “Xinhui Chenpi”?

How to distinguish the authentic Xinhui tangerine peel is a science. Even if the tangerine peel of the same year, under the influence of aging process, environment and other factors, the effect is also different.

01 see

『Color』

Xinhui Chenpi:The inner surface of the short-aged tangerine peel is snow white or yellowish white, the outer surface is pig whisker pattern, and the color is bright red or dark red; Streaks are obvious, brown or even black. But no matter how old it is, it is clean and bright, with clear texture and luster.

Outside tangerine peel: The color of tangerine peel varies from place to place, Cyan, yellow, red ranging from dark or light in color, the inner capsule is smooth without shedding feeling, and the wrinkles are uneven.

『Leather Shape』

Xinhui Chenpi: The bases are connected, regular three petals, and the sheets are rolled back. After decades of aging, if the shape of tangerine peel is still three intact, it is the best.

Outland tangerine peel: The flakes are mostly irregular, and most of them are fragmented.

“Oil Room”

Xinhui Chenpi: There are countless uniform-sized and concave oil spots on the surface, which are the “oil chambers” in the terminology of Chenpi. The higher the integrity of the oil chamber, the higher the active substances such as hesperidin contained in the tangerine peel, and the better the medicinal health-preserving effect.

▲Comparison of oil chamber: green leather oil chamber

▲Oil chamber comparison: reddish skin oil chamber

▲Comparison of oil chambers: Dahongpi oil chamber

Orange tangerine peel: The oil spots are unevenly distributed, less in number and different in size.

『Tawny』

Xinhui Chenpi: short year The brown color of tangerine peel isblue-yellow (or even cyan). The brown color of tangerine peel in high yearsis yellow-red, and the brown color is golden and transparent.

Outland tangerine peel: Make tea with different maturity of tangerine peel, the color of the tea soup Not the same.

02 Smell

『Smell』

Xinhui tangerine peel:There are many types of volatile oils, and the aroma is unique and not single. Compositearoma. 3-8 years old tangerine peel has a strong fruity aroma; 9-20 years old tangerine peel is fragrant and has no sugar and sour taste; 20-40 years old tangerine peel has a mellow aroma; 50-year-old tangerine peel is even more precious, pick up a piece at hand, Smell the smell, there is a medicinal fragrance, after years, the fragrance is old.

Outland tangerine peel: There are few types of volatile oil, the aroma is weak, single, or sweet, Or sour, or bitter, or astringent, its aroma changes with the length of agingIt doesn’t change much.

03 Touch

『Texture』

Xinhui Chenpi: Chen Jiu is light and hard. Feel the tangerine peel with your hands on mildewy days.The shorter the year, the softer the skin, and the longer the tangerine peel, The harder the leather feels, the easier it is to break.

Outland tangerine peel: The skin is hard and easy to break and crack.

“Skin”

Xinhui tangerine peel: Scratch the epidermis with your nails, the scratched area is shiny, the younger tangerine peel is slightly more shiny, and the older tangerine peel is slightly less shiny.

Outland tangerine peel: This feature is not obvious.

Have you learned how to identify tangerine peel? When buying tangerine peel in the future, you can try the several methods we just mentioned to identify it.

The aging process of Xinhui tangerine peel is affected by many factors, such as:weather, Temperature, humidity, storage environment, storage container, aging process, etc. Therefore, even the dried tangerine peel of the same year will have different aging effects due to the above factors.