When will the latest persimmons mature and come on the market?

Persimmons, also known as red fruit, red persimmon, etc., are perennial deciduous fruit trees belonging to persimmon family. They are native to the Yangtze River Basin and its south area in China. There are many varieties. They can be divided into red persimmon, yellow persimmon, green persimmon, red persimmon, white persimmon, black persimmon, etc. from the color, and can be divided into round persimmon, long persimmon, square persimmon, gourd persimmon, ox-heart persimmon, etc. from the fruit shape. Let's take a look at when persimmon ripens and goes on the market!

When do persimmons ripen?

The mature season of persimmon is around October, but different varieties have different mature times and different fruit shapes, such as spherical, almond, approximately conical, square, etc., with colors ranging from light orange to deep orange. Especially famous varieties include "the world's first excellent species" produced in North China, lotus persimmon produced in Hebei and Shandong, mirror persimmon, Jixin yellow persimmon produced in Jingyang and Sanyuan of Shaanxi Province, Jianshi produced in Fuping of Shaanxi Province. Produced in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Gudang area of persimmon, etc.

What kinds of persimmons are there?

1. Ox-heart persimmon: Ox-heart persimmon is named for its shape like ox heart. It blooms in early June. The flowering period is 7~12 days. The fruit is ox-heart-shaped, and the top is nipple-like convex. The fruit turns from green to yellow. The mature fruit color in October is orange.

2. Luotian sweet persimmon: Luotian sweet persimmon is a geographical indication product of China. The fruit is medium, the average fruit weight is 100 grams, flat round, the peel is rough, orange-red, the quality is medium, and it matures in the middle of October in Luotian.

3. Lotus persimmon: Lotus persimmon has tall tree body, round crown shape, strong parthenocarpy ability, rectangular fruit, orange yellow or orange red, orange red after softening, lotus-like, large fruit, most suitable for crispy food, ripe fruit in mid-October.

4. Chicken heart yellow: Chicken heart yellow is a late-maturing variety, belonging to storage-resistant varieties. It is named because its fruit color is red like inflammation and the fruit surface is shiny like crystal. The color is red and bright, 4~5 catties. It can be used for sweet persimmon when it matures in the middle and late September.

What are the benefits of eating persimmon?

1. Hemostasis and cooling blood: persimmon has the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, not only persimmon has such effect, but also persimmon leaves and persimmon pedicle decoction have the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding.

2. moistening lung and quenching thirst: persimmon has the functions of clearing heat and moistening lung, promoting production of body fluid and quenching thirst, invigorating spleen and resolving phlegm, and can relieve bleeding, dry cough, sore throat, hypertension and other diseases.

3, bowel laxative: persimmon contains organic acid energy and rich dietary fiber, has the effect of bowel laxative, can promote the digestion of the body stomach, help relieve constipation.

4. Activating blood circulation and lowering blood pressure: persimmon has the effect of activating blood circulation and lowering blood pressure, which helps to lower blood pressure, soften blood vessels, increase coronary artery flow, and can activate blood circulation and eliminate inflammation and improve cardiovascular function.

5, hangover: persimmon can promote the rapid oxidation of alcohol in the blood, and can help the body to volatilize alcohol out of the body, not only can help quickly hangover, but also help reduce alcohol damage to the body.

What are the taboos for eating persimmon?

1. Persimmons are cold in nature. Those suffering from cold stomach should not eat them. Those suffering from chronic gastritis, delayed emptying, dyspepsia and other low gastric motility should not eat persimmon.

2, persimmon is rich in sugar and mostly sucrose, glucose and fructose, easy to digest after eating, easy to raise blood sugar, so diabetics can not eat.

3. The tannic acid in persimmon can combine with iron in food, which hinders the absorption of iron in food by human body. At the same time, the precipitation formed by the combination of the two will cause gastrointestinal discomfort and even colic, so anemia patients should not eat persimmon.

4, persimmon contains more tannic acid and pectin, in the case of fasting will form a hard block of different sizes under the action of gastric acid, the formation of "persimmon stone", easy to cause nausea, vomiting, gastric ulcer, and even gastric perforation.

5. Most of the tannic acid in persimmon is concentrated on the skin. If it is eaten together with the skin, it is easier to form stomach persimmon stone, and it is also possible to increase the incidence of some diseases such as abdominal pain and nausea.

6, persimmon contains a lot of sugar and pectin, eating a lot of persimmon is easy to cause tooth erosion to form caries, and a lot of tannic acid affects the body's absorption of calcium, magnesium and other trace elements, easy to lead to malnutrition.