Peaches
Introduction
Scientific name: Prunus persica
Delicious and widely popular peaches are native to China, from where they spread to rest of the world via ancient silk route. Peach fruits belong to the genus, Prunus; in the family of Rosaceae. Technically, peach fruit is a "drupe" having similar features as that of other Prunus members including plums,nectarine, almonds, and damson.
Health Benefits
- Wonderfully delicious peaches are low in calories and contain no saturated fats. Nonetheless, they are packed with numerous health promoting compounds, minerals, and vitamins.
- Fresh peaches are a moderate source of antioxidant, vitamin-C. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin C helps develop resistance against infectious agents, and help scavenges harmful free radicals.
- Fresh fruits are also a moderate source of vitamin-A and ß-carotene. ß-carotene is a pro-vitamin, which converts into vitamin A inside the body. Vitamin A is essential for night vision.Consumption of natural fruits rich in vitamin A is known to offer protection from lung and oral cavity cancers.
- They are rich in many vital minerals such as potassium, fluoride and iron.
- Peaches contain health promoting flavonoid poly phenolic antioxidants such as lutein, zea-xanthin and ß-cryptoxanthin. These compounds help act as protective scavengers against oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a role in aging and various disease processes.
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