Peach

Prunus spp.

fruit

A juicy stone fruit with downy skin, from a tree that came from China; Linnaeus named it “Persian prunus”, Prunus persica, as it was thought to have come from Persia. It provides pectin and fibre.

Origin

China

Season (United States)

June to September · grows in your region

Preparation

Only the stone is left, and its kernel is not crunched. Its skin is eaten, and that is where its polyphenols sit: worth keeping, then — but under running water, rubbing it, which is what takes off most of what settles there, organic or not.

Molecules

PectinsIn small amounts, not counted Flavanols and procyanidins · Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Beta-cryptoxanthin · Inositol

Did you know?

Peach stones have been found at Saintes, among Gallo-Roman remains; it was the espalier, in the 17th century, that spread its cultivation in France.