What is it?
Peaches are stone fruit, which means they have a stone, or pit in the middle. The outside skin will have a small variety of colours, from deep red to a light yellow. Peaches can have either yellow or white flesh inside. They can be round, or flat.
How can you tell the difference between a peach and a nectarine?
A peach has slightly "fuzzy" skin, while a nectarine is smooth.
Where's it from?
Peaches started in China, as early as 6000BC! It later moved to Japan.
China is still the largest producer of peaches, but they are also grown in Spain, Italy, Greece, and the US.
When is it season?
Peach season goes from the beginning of May, until late September, but the peak Peach season is in July and August.
What does it taste like?
White fleshed peaches will be very sweet, with no acidity, whereas yellow fleshed peaches will be sweet with an acidic tang.
What are the health benefits?
Peaches are full of dietary fibre to help aid digestion, and only contain 58 calories for a medium one, so a nice tasty treat, without loads of calories! Peaches may also help with allergy symptoms, as it works as a natural antihistamine.
Did you know?
There are over 700 varieties of peaches!
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