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Peaches are a native to China. The peach is a species belongs to the genus Prunus. Peaches are excellent source of fiber. The peach develops from a single ovary that ripens into a fleshy, juicy exterior, making up the edible part of the fruit, and a hard interior, called the stone or pit. Peaches can be red, pink, yellow, white, or a combination of those colors. Peaches are used in desserts and appetizers that provides perfect combination of flavor and nutrition.
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First cultivation:Peaches were first cultivated in ancient China.
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Introduction to Greece:Peaches were introduced in Greece around 322 B.C.
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First grown in Georgia: Peaches were first grown in Georgia during the colonial period of the 1700s.
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Peach State: After the Civil war, Georgia peach cultivators came up with new peach varieties and started commercial business and made Georgia a Peach State.
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Yellow-Flesh Peaches
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| Yellow-flesh peaches have a pit, in the center of the flesh. |
| Taste |
The yellow flesh peaches are more Acidic tang than the white flesh peaches. |
| Season |
May - Sept |
| Mostly available |
Farm Market |
| Popular Varieties |
Reliance and Sweet Scarlet |
| Skin texture |
Skin color mostly red over a bright yellow ground color |
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White-Flesh Peaches |
| White-flesh peaches are very sweet with low acidity |
| Taste |
They taste sweet to less acidic and smoother with white flesh |
| Season |
May - Aug |
| Mostly available |
Western markets, in Asia |
| Popular Varieties |
Spring Snow and Sugar May |
| Skin texture |
Soft texture, creamy or yellow with red or pink color near the pit |
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Clingstone Peaches |
| Clingstone peaches have flesh that adheres to the pits. |
| Taste |
Sweeter and juicier |
| Season |
May - Aug |
| Mostly available |
Rarely found in the local market |
| Popular Varieties |
Santa Rosa and Red Beauty |
| Skin texture |
Soft texture, flesh is yellow and bright red near the pit. |
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Freestone Peaches |
| Freestone peaches have flesh that does not stick to the pits. |
| Taste |
Less juicy texture with sweet to slightly acidic taste |
| Season |
May - Oct |
| Mostly available |
Generally Available |
| Popular Varieties |
Glowhaven, Cresthaven, and Redhaven Peaches |
| Skin texture |
Creamy or yellow in color with varying ranges of red blush or mottling |
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