Ya Pear

What is Ya Pear?

There are many types of pears that are considered Asian pears; among them is the Chinese ya pear, which is the variety focus for this report.

The pears are named ‘ya’, which means duck in the Mandarin dialect of Chinese due to the way the stem of the plant grows.

China primarily exports ya pears from Tianjin, thus it’s also known as Tianjin Ya Pear.

Origin Of Ya Pear

Ya Pear with over 2000 years of cultivation history in China is produced in middle-south of Hebei province.

China is the world’s top producer and consumer of pears. In 2006, China produced 10,642,287 metric tons (MT), or 65%, of the world’s pears.

Hebei produced 1,563,453,000 kilograms of Ya pears and in Cangzhou City, botou had the largest planting of ya pear. The second largest producer of Ya pears is Shandong follows at a distant figure, only producing 287,979,000 kilograms of Ya pears in 2006.

What Differentiates Siji Ya Pear From Other Ya Pear?

We always ensure that our customers receive only quality fruit that is consistent in size, shape, taste and appearance.

In order to stabilize and improve the quality of ya pear, our grower has invests to establish few large-scale orchards and the processing factories. A set of scientific and regulation management is applied to pruning, pollination, picking, grading, inspection, storing and transporting.

On the other hand, we also adopt wrapping bag technology. Each pear is wrapped by paper bag in the course of growth to effectively prevent from insect, pesticide and pollution

YA PEAR

The shape of the ya pear are more of an egg or oblong shape rather than round.

The skin has a yellowish-tan color with some having a brown-russet overtone.

Flavor / Texture Profile:

It has thin skin and small pit, delicate fragrance, and is crisp, tasty, refreshing, moderate and sweet.

Mid September to Early May.

Best Time to Eat:

Ya pears are considered ready to eat once harvested; they do not have to ripen further before consumption.

This characteristic of Ya pears adds to its appeal to consumers who want fruits that are convenient to eat at the time of purchase and do not over ripen quickly.

Storage:

Can be stored for 5-7 days when refrigerated at home. In addition, they can remain crisp if stored in cold storage several months after harvesting.

Size:

80 count/18kg

Pre-pack Specs:

5 Piece/prepack

6 Piece/prepack

Nutrition Facts:

The test conducted by Beijing Nutrition Resource Research Institute proved that Winter Date contained 19 kinds of amino acids that human body need such as aspartic acid.

It also provided rich content of vitamin C, which was 70 times of apple and 100 times of pear.

Besides, rare elements such as K, Fe, Cu can be found in Winter Date as well.

Did You Know???

China is the world’s top producer and consumer of pears. In 2006, China produced 10,642,287 metric tons (MT), or 65%, of the world’s pears. Although China produces a high volume of pears, the majority of the pears are domestically consumed.

Most of China’s pears are of the Asian pear family, different from their western counterparts. As a result they do not compete directly with U.S. pears or apples, although these are the closest substitutes. China primarily exports pears to countries in the Southeast Asia region of the world.

It is also has high nutritive value with the functions of clearing away heat and moisturizing dryness in the lungs. The fruit contains about 87% of water, 10-11% of dissolvable sugar as well as starch, carbohydrates and various kinds of vitamins.

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