peach

nutrient value

Who’d have thought that fuzzy fruit could be so yummy? Peaches (a bit like nectarines in fur coats) not only taste delicious, they are a good source of potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B  and beta carotene.

magical facts

Peaches are known as “the queen of fruits”.

Peaches and nectarines are from the same family – so alike are they that Peach tress sometimes spontaneously produce nectarines – and vice versa.

trivia

Peaches are part of the rose family and a relation to the almond. Second cousins, on Uncle Bertie’s side.

Peaches were a symbol of immortality and long life in ancient Chinese culture.