The Hami melon in xinjiang tastes fragrant and is palatable and rich in nutrition. Thepulp of the Hami melon contains 18.5 per cent of dry matter ang 15.8per ceng of sugar. Hami melons are widely distributed,ang the best Hami melons are those produced in Hami, shanshan andjiashi(in South Xinjiang). There are more than 180 varieties of Hami melons, of which the ¡°Red Heart Crisp¡± Hami melons are most palatable. Besides, the¡°Black - eyebrowed Mijigan¡± Hami melons, ¡°Net - veined Fragrant¡± Hami melons, ¡°White Rind Crisp¡± Hami melons and ¡°Bakzat¡± Hami melons are quite welcomed as well .
Seediess White Grapes
Xinjiang abounds in many varies of grapes, but the seedless white grapes produced in the Turpan Basin are well known far and near .The Xinjing seedless white grapes are oblong in shape, and when ripening they become glittering and crystal - clear with the hue of ajasper as though they were clusters of green pearls. They are juicy and sweet, and their skin is thin, and their flesh crisp. The fresh fruit contains more than 24 per cent of sugar, and when dried by airing into raisin,its sugar content may reach 75 ¨C 80per cent.
Raisins dried by airing from seedless white grapes are exported far and wide both at home and abroad . Whoever tour Xinjiang will buy some raisins to make a present to their friends and relatives and entertain their guests and friends with them.
Fragrant Pears
The best fragrant pears in Xinjiang are those produced in Korla .They are strongly frangrant, thin ¨C skinned, finely fleshed, juicy, sweet, crisp, tasty and refreshing .They are top ¨C grade ones among all the varietyes of pears in Xinjiang .
Korla fragrant pear¡¯s total sugar content is 10.04 per cent ,acidity 0.033 per cent, vitamin C content 4.4 mg .per 100 gr .and the edible part 83.6 per cent. The Korla fragrant pear stores well, being able to be preserved for 6 or 7 months generally and known as ¡°honey pear¡± overseas.
