小瓜子,大市场

Small Melon Seeds, Large Market

我国是瓜子的消费大国,也一直是世界食用瓜子的主要生产国.据不完全统计,我国共有瓜子加工厂1000多家,主要集中在安徽、上海、山东、浙江等地,见表.

Melon seeds are Chinese traditional recreative food, which have been the important part of life. As a large country demanding melon seeds, China has plentiful processing enterprises. According to the experts' forecast, melon seeds will undergo a boom in following years. However, there are still some problems that are harmful to the development. First, the raw material grown in domestic region is not all eligible for processing. Besides, vicious competition still exists in the market. The quality of products is serious, for there is not standard.