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Kumquat

Also known as Kin Kan. Native to China and Indochina. Rich in Dietary fiber and Vitamin C.

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Kumquat

KUMQUAT FRUIT

Kumquats, also called kinkan. Although kumquat trees are native for, Asia -- specifically in China and Indochina -- they are also cultivated in Japan and in the United States, in some states, in a seasonal days such as countries like California and Florida.

In ornamental plants some more kumquat trees are grown for thier sweet edible fruit. In summer season, such shiny leaves and delicate white flowers that are bloom . Although kumquat trees are used for the Christmas tree decorations. Because of the diversity of their use, kumquat trees are becoming popular to grow at home.

Origin and Distribution

Kumquats are mostly native to China. They were accounted in Chinese literature in 1178 A.D. A European writer in 1646 mentioned the fruit as a Portuguese missionary who had done 22 years in China. In japan 1712, kumquats were included in a list of plants cultivated . They have been grown in Europe and North America since the mid-19th Century, mainly as ornamental dooryard trees and as potted specimens in patios and greenhouses the main grown place such as California, Florida and Texas; to a lesser grown place in Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Surinam, Colombia and Brazil.

kumquat-Marum

In South India, high elevation of kumquat trees were seen. There is limited cultivation in Australia and South Africa. The trees are planted in the yard or in larger pots. Temperatures for kumquat fruit as low as 28 degrees. It requires about the same care as other citrus.

They can be grown throughout Florida state, but it produce larger and juicier fruit when grown in the sandy soils on the hills of eastern Pasco County in central Florida. The kumquat tree is highly resistant and possibly immune to citrus canker.

Kumquat Varieties

Hong Kong or Chin Chu Marumi or Round Kumquat Meiwa or Large Round Kumquat Nagami or Oval Kumquat
The various kumquats are distinguished as botanical species rather than as cultivars. The following are those most utilized for food:

Hong Kong or Chin Chu

Kumquat-Hong-Kong

Hong Kong varieties are called as chin chü, shan chin kan, and chin tou by the Chinese–native to Hong Kong and adjacent hilly and mountainous regions of Kwantung and Chekiang Provinces of China; it is around, 5/8 to 3/4 in (1.6-2 cm) wide; peel orange or scarlet when mature, thin, not very fleshy; pulp in only 3 or 4 small segments; seeds plump.

Chinese people flock to the foothills to collect the fruits in season. In the western world, the very thorny shrub is grown only as an ornamental pot plant.

Marumi or Round Kumquat

Marumi

'Marumi', or Round Kumquat –fully accounted for the first time in 1784; introduced into Florida by Glen St from Japan .In 1885, Mary and Royal Palm nurseries ; fruit is in roundshape, slightly oblate or obovate; to 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm) long; peel is golden-yellow, smooth, with large oil glands, thin, aromatic and spicy; pulp, in 4 to 7 segments, is scant and acid, with 1 to 3 seeds which are smaller than those of 'Nagami'.

The tree reaches 9 ft (2.75 m); is otherwise similar to that of 'Nagami' except that it is slightly Painfully controversial, it has some smaller leaves and is considerably more cold-tolerant; bears at the same season.

Meiwa or Large Round Kumquat

Kumquat-meiwa

'Meiwa', or Large Round Kumquat fruit in japan, called ninpo or neiha kinkan , a hybrid between 'Nagami' and 'Marumi'; introduced from Japan by the United States Department of Agriculture between 1910 and 1912; short-oblong to round, about 1 1/2 in (4 cm) wide; peel orange-yellow, very thick, sweet; pulp usually in 7 segments, relatively sweet or subacid; often seedless or with few seeds.

The tree is a dwarf, frequently thornless or having short, stout spines; the leaves differ from those of other kumquats in being very thick and rigid and partly folded lengthwise; they are pitted with numerous dark-green oil glands.

Nagami or Oval Kumquat

kumquat-nagami

'Nagami', or Oval Kumquat fruits (-plants introduced from China into London in 1846 by Robert Fortune, plant explorer for the Royal Horticultural Society; was reported in North America in 1850; introduced by Glen St into Florida from Japan . Mary and Royal Palm nurseries in 1885; obovate or oblong; up to 1 3/4 in (4.5 cm) long and 1 3/16 in (3 cm) wide; pulp divided into 4 or 5 segments, contains 2 to 5 seeds.

Tree has to 15 ft (4.5 m) tall in season October to January. A mature specimen on rough lemon rootstock at Oneco. In 1901 bore a crop of 3,000 to 3,500 fruits in florida. This is the most often cultivated kumquat in the United States.

Kumquat Nutrition Information

Food and Nutrition
A citrus fruits are widely distributed in South China and now cultivated anywhere in the whole world as small, ovoid, with acid pulp and sweet,edible skin. A 50-g portion is a rich source of vitamin C and supplies 30?kcal (125?kJ).Low fat, saturated fat free, cholesterol free, very low sodium, excellent source of vitamin C and fibe.

A kumquat is:

  1. Low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium
  2. High in Dietary Fiber and Vitamin C

The nutritional value of kumquats makes them ideal for:

  1. Maintaining optimum health
  2. Weight loss

It is OK to include some kumquats in your diet for:

  • Weight gain

Nutritive value per 100 g of kumquat

Nutrient Nutritive value per 100 grams
Protein 0.90 g
Carbohydrate 16.43g
Calcium, Ca 44mg
Iron, Fe 0.39mg
Magnesium, Mg 13mg
Potassium 195mg
Sodium, Na 6mg
Copper, Cu 0.107mg
Vitamin C 37.4mg
Vitamin B-12 0.00mcg

 

Kumquat Recipes

Kumquat Jam

Kumquat-jam

Ingredients:

500 g cumquats (deseed and chop finely) 1 cup water 3 cups castor sugar

Directions:

Place fruit and water in deep bowl and microwave (650 watt) for 10 minutes. Add sugar. Cook on high for 18-20 minutes. Stir every 6 minutes. Let stand to cool. Bottle.
Kumquat Salad

Kumquat-salad

Ingredients:

Kumquats Fruit salad, ambrosia or flavored Jello Pineapple bits and nuts

Directions:

1. Add sliced seeded kumquats to fruit salads, ambrosia or flavored Jello after thickening somewhat. Pineapple bits and nuts can be added if desired Bottle.

How to eat a Kumquat Fruit

Have an irritate for a kumquat? Don't know what a kumquat is? It is natural fruit. Undertaking out of your everyday apple, and follow these steps to make an impression of your friends with your knowledge of this humorously named fruit. You Will Need:

. Water

. A kumquat

. An appetite

How-to-eat-kumquat

Step 1: Wash down and pull inedible stem pieces Clean the kumquat and pull off any stem pieces that continue on the fruit.

Step 2: Roll among fingers Roll the kumquat between your fingers to release its unnecessary oils from the fruit.

Step 3: Pop in your mouth and chew up. Pop it in your mouth and chew it with coat of fruit.

Step 4: spit out or eat the seeds Spit out or swallow the seeds.

Trivia: Kumquats are a symbol of wealth in China and are a main attach during astrophysical New Year celebrations.




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