Peach

Selection Information

Usage: Eaten out of hand, baked in pies

Selection: Good-quality Peaches will be fairly large, firm to slightly soft and have a yellowish or creamy background. A red blush may be present, on some peach varieties to differing degrees, but this is not a true sign of quality. An extremely ripe peach that is at room temperature will also have a sweet peach smell.

Avoid: Avoid product that is extremely small, hard, soft, or that has wrinkled skin at the stem end. Peaches that have a green background were picked immature and will not ripen well.

Seasonal Information

Available year-round. California supplies product from May through October, peaking in July.
Washington peaches are available July through September. Chile supplies product the rest of the year.

Peach Nutritional Information

Serving size 2 medium (174g)
Calories 70
Total Fat 0g
Sodium 0mg
Total Carbohydrate 19g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Protein 1g

% of U.S. RDA
Vitamin A 20%
Calcium 0%
Vitamin C 20%
Iron 0%

Peach Tips & Trivia

The ancient Chinese considered the peach a symbol of long life and immortality.
These "Persian apples" actually had their beginning in China, but were developed in Persia and went from there to Europe and then to America with the colonists.
Indians were fond of peaches and quickly spread their cultivation ahead of the white settlements.

Peach

Selection Information

Seasonal Information

Peach Nutritional Information

Peach Tips & Trivia

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