Product Summary (Registration No81)

Registration No.81 津南の雪下にんじん

Registered name (Transcription) : 津南の雪下にんじん（Tsunan no Yukishita Ninjin）, Tsunan Yukishita Ninjin
Reference information : Tsunan Yukishia Carrot

Category of product

Class 1 : Products of Agricultural Origin (Carrot) 

Production Area

Niigata Prefecture Tsunan Town, Nakauonuma County

Registered Group

Tsunan Yukishita Ninjin Association

Characteristics

Tsunan Yukishia Ninjin carrots grow between early winter and spring, spending more than three months under the deep snow of Tsunan Town, a part of the country where snowfall is among the heaviest. Tsunan Yukishita Ninjin carrots are mildly sweet, umami-rich, and fragrant due to their high content of sweetness- and umami-generating amino acids such as asparagine, and fragrance-generating caryophyllene. The product is traded at high prices due to these unique properties, which are highly rated by the market and large-scale retailers.

Link with the Production Area

Snowfall in Tsunan Town is among the heaviest in Japan. This allows carrots to be grown under deep snow between early winter and spring. Carrots are hand-harvested after removing the snow from the fields--a method unique to Tsunan that has been established to ensure the excellent quality of Tsunan Yukishita Ninjin.