Introduce Udo Olle-1, a new type of peanut is customized for Jeju Udo in South Korea
Peanut Kernel
South Korea
Published Sep 28, 2022
Tridge summary
‘Udo Peanut’, a special Jeju product, has become popular as a side ingredient for ice cream, coffee, sweets, and makgeolli, and has established itself as a specialty of Udo. In Udo, 34% (140 ha) of the total cultivated land produces 95 tons of peanuts per year.
Original content
- 2.2 times more oleic acid than conventional species... 100% replacement of native species by 2025 - Since 2014, the Rural Development Administration has collaborated with the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Agricultural Research and Technology Institute to develop a new variety ‘Udo Olle-1’ this year that preserves the characteristics of Udo’s native peanuts and improves health functionality and storage properties. On the 27th, an on-site banquet was held in Yeonpyeong-ri, Udo-myeon, and introduced the variety of 'Udo Olle-1' and showed the harvesting work. Udo peanuts, a creeping crop, withstand wind and typhoons well, and the cultivated area has been expanded. ‘Udo Olle-1’ retains the shape of small and round conventional peanuts, but has a softer texture and savory taste than conventional peanuts, as well as a 16% higher yield. In particular, oleic acid, which has the effect of extending food preservation period and improving blood cholesterol, is 40.2g per 100g, 2.2 ...
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