Peaches

A round sweet fruit that has white or yellow flesh sweet juicy ‘ pinkish ‘orange or whitish pulp hairy skin and a large hard seed at the center. Peaches are a characteristically fuzzy fruit native to northwest China. They are a member of the stone fruit family. The majority of peaches grown in the United States come from California’ although peaches are grown elsewhere’ including Georgia’ South Carolina’ Washington’ Pennsylvania’ Louisiana and New Jersey. Peach trees require soil that is moderately fertile and well drained as well as plenty of sunlight. One large peach about 3 4-5 inches in diameter contains just 68 calories and no fat. Eating peaches instead of more fattening’ processed snacks’ such as chips’ baked goods’ cereal bars and cookies’ can help you manage your weight. Peaches are naturally sweet and can replace some of the added sugars in your diet. Use them to top unsweetened whole grain cereal’ plain yogurt or plain low fat cottage cheese instead of choosing versions of these foods sweetened with high fructose corn syrup or cane sugar. Peaches are the perfect snack food for losing weight. Peach juice is a nutritious beverage that offers a number of health benefits. Peaches like other fruits are not just a source of carbohydrates but they are also packed with numerous vitamins’ fiber and antioxidants. Adding peaches in diabetic’s diet is good for health but their consumption should be moderate. These vitamins can help regenerate skin tissue. The amazing benefits you can get by adding a glass of fresh peach juice to your diet Peach juice also helps in dissolving kidney and bladder stones. Peach juice helps to strengthen heart muscle and stimulate blood flow to all over the body. This results in lowered blood pressure and lower cholesterol levels. Peach fruit juice cuts the risk of atherosclerosis myocardial infarction and most other cardiovascular diseases. Since peaches are a rich source of iron drinking peach juice helps to prevent anemia. Eating this fruit also improves your immune system helping to ward off skin infections. As peaches are loaded with Vitamin A’ Vitamin C’ Vitamin K’ beta carotene’ potassium’ magnesium and selenium they help to protect the skin from hazardous ultraviolet rays. Peach juice can help prevent cancer and cut the risk of macular degeneration. It is safe to consume peaches in moderate amounts. Peaches are rich in iron’ protein’ sugar’ pectin and zinc. Over eating they could result in excessive internal heat build up which is not good for your pregnancy. Eat only the peeled fruit as the hair of the peach can affect your throat. Peach trees are prone to a disease called leaf curl which usually does not directly affect the fruit but does reduce the crop yield by partially defoliating the tree. Several fungicides can be used to combat the disease including Bordeaux mixture and other copper based products ziram’ chlorothalonil and dodine. The fruit is susceptible to brown rot or a dark reddish spot. Peaches and nectarines are best stored at temperatures of 0 °C (32 °F) and high humidity. They are highly perishable, and typically consumed or canned within two weeks of harvest. Peaches are climacteric fruits and continue to ripen after being picked from the tree. There are more than 3,000 varieties of peaches. That’s a lot to choose from. There is no better way to pick a peach than taste testing peaches at your local farm market. There is a favorite peach taste for everybody. The favorite choice for the term Peaches is one cup of slices of Peaches which has about 80 calories.