Kumquatvariety

Meiwa

Also known as ニンポウキンカン +2

ニンポウキンカン · ネイハキンカン · 영파금감

A round kumquat, sweeter than Nagami.

Taste & texture

Acidity
high
Firmness
soft

How to spot it

Skin
Ripe skin colour orange, yellowRipe skin colour orange
Flesh
orange
Shape
round

Harvest & storage

Harvest
kind
harvest
note
Miyazaki breeder paper Table3 first-flowering crop maturation: ネイハキンカン 2月. Breeding-site trial, not all flowering flushes or nationwide retail season; annual maturity observation years not separately specified. Japanese native Meiwa name bridged by same-paper bilingual summaries.
months
2
region
JP-45
timing
basis
calendar
country code
JP

region: JP-45

pref.miyazaki.lg.jp ↗
Context & source
/details/observations/5/value/region
JP-45
/details/observations/5/value/country code
JP
Ripening
Orange at maturity.

region: US-CA

citrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
Context & source
/observation/region
US-CA
/observation/method
registry_description

In US stores

Usual months

Oct · No supply level recorded

  • Supply recorded

Usual supply in the source records; not live store stock.

foodwise.org calendar ↗

Origin & family

Meiwa’s family

3 varieties · 2 recorded linksArrows follow parents → children

React Flow
100%
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Meiwa

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Field notes

Soluble solids (°Brix)

Separate reported measurements; these do not establish a typical range.

19.5 °Brix

region: JP

pref.miyazaki.lg.jp ↗
Context & source
/observation/unit
degBrix
/observation/region
JP
/observation/method
measured
20.1 °Brix

region: JP-22

naro.go.jp ↗
Context & source
/observation/unit
degBrix
/observation/region
JP-22
/observation/method
measured
Original source notes
weight
12–13 gagri.jeju.go.kr ↗
skin colour ripe
orange, yellowagri.jeju.go.kr ↗
shape
round · Californiacitrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
skin colour ripe
orange · Californiacitrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
ripeness cue
Orange at maturity. · Californiacitrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
flesh colour
orange · Californiacitrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
acidity
high · Californiacitrusvariety.ucr.edu ↗
weight
20.8 g · Japanpref.miyazaki.lg.jp ↗
brix
19.5 °Brix · Japanpref.miyazaki.lg.jp ↗
weight
10.5 g · Shizuoka Prefecturenaro.go.jp ↗
brix
20.1 °Brix · Shizuoka Prefecturenaro.go.jp ↗
Harvest calendar · Miyazaki Prefecture
kind
harvest
note
Miyazaki breeder paper Table3 first-flowering crop maturation: ネイハキンカン 2月. Breeding-site trial, not all flowering flushes or nationwide retail season; annual maturity observation years not separately specified. Japanese native Meiwa name bridged by same-paper bilingual summaries.
months
2
region
JP-45
timing
basis
calendar
country code
JP
Sources 10

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