This page is contributed to the “original breed” and “no fertilizer and no chemical used” fruits, the Nakanoya’s core value.
The citrus fruit of original breed that has survived to date through the time and nature.
The definition of the seed of the “original breed” and/or the “pure bred variety” is a variety that has been cultivated/reared in a certain area suitable for growing the plant/animal without any improvement or the like for a long period of time.
They say the ones called the “original breed” are higher in nutritional value when cultivated naturally without any fertilizer in comparison to those improved or artificially tweaked. Such breeds have a great potential and are so strong against enemies that they can survive even in the severe nature without any agricultural chemicals.
Although in the modern era when it’s easy to fall into nutritionally imbalanced diet, citrus fruits of original breed abundant in necessary nutrients may be the key to turn around your diet into a healthy one.
Citrus fruits produce special phytochemicals to surround their surface that often taste acrid and/or bitter on the human tongue in order to protect themselves from enemies (pests) and even from UV light.
Indeed they say over 5,000 kinds of phytochemicals are included in the seed and/or peel of naturally grown fruits, and those of original breed are said to have even more nutrients and a lot more potentials.
Intrinsic vitality of plants to survive the nature = phytochemicals (phyto-nutrients)
It is those of original breed that can maximize the benefits from being away from fertilizers and chemicals and store a great deal of nutrients.
*phytochemicals
A phytochemical is a chemical substance found in the compounds of pigment, smell and acridity of plant foods as vegetables, fruit, beans, potatoes, seaweeds, teas and herbs.
There are polyphenol, catechin and isoflavones to name a few well-known ones, and they have antioxidant effects to keep you young, improve the immune system, and anticarcinogen effects to prevent cancer growth. Therefore, phytochemicals are often called the “seventh nutrient” and have been used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is widely expected that phytochemicals along with other vitamins and minerals contribute to preventive medicine.