Friar Plum

Selection Information

Usage:

Selection & Storage: Good-quality Friar plums will be fairly firm to slightly soft with smooth skin. The coloring will be an even, deep-black when ripe. Friar plums are a good value because they have a very small pit for their size.

Avoid: Avoid product with wrinkled, punctured or rough skin. Also avoid product that is extremely hard or has brown skin discolorations.

Seasonal Information

Plums and prunes are available from May through October.

Washington product is available during late August and all of September.

Friar Plum Nutritional Information

Serving size: 2 medium (4.5 oz.)
Calories 70
Fat 1 gram
Sodium 0 milligrams
Protein 1 gram
Carbohydrate 17 grams
Dietary Fiber 1 gram

% of U.S. RDA
Vitamin A 9
Vitamin C 20
Calcium (less than 2)
Iron (less than 2)

Plum Tips & Trivia

Although plums are native to Asia, Europe and America, most U. S. production is in the Japanese varieties which are red and yellow (European varieties are blue and purple).
The difference between plums and prunes is small. Plums are clingstone (the pit does not separate easily from the flesh) and prunes are freestone.
While there are at least 125 prune varieties, most (except for Italian prunes) are grown for drying.