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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Nectarine nutrition facts</span><p style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></p><p style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sweet, delicious nectarine is a closely related fruit species to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/peaches.html">peach</a>. As in peach, it is described as a drupe (fruit flesh surrounded by central single hard seed) belonging within the genus; Prunus; a large group of tree fruits which also includes&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/plums.html">plums</a>, damson,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/almonds.html">almonds,</a>&nbsp;etc. This novel fruit is appreciated worldwide for its juicy, fragrant aroma, and unique taste. Like that of peach, it too originated in China and from where spread to Central Asia and Persia to Europe through ancient silk route.</p><p style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Scientific name:&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold;">Prunus persica var. nucipersica.</span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Nectarine is a medium sized deciduous tree with arching branches. It requires very cold winter season followed by warm weather for the proper development of buds. White or pinkish-white flowers appear in early spring, which develop subsequently into attractive fruits by June. The fruit appears same as that of peach, however, main differences are that it is smaller and has a smooth surface unlike fuzzy surface in peach. As in peach, it features vertical suture that extends from the stem end to tip.</p><p style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Internally, its pulp is juicy and depending upon the variety, creamy, yellow or whitish in color with centrally placed single, seed inside the shell. The seed is very hard and inedible. Depending up on the seed that is free or firmly attached to the pulp, nectarines are classified into free-stone variety or clinging variety.</p><div style="font-weight: normal;">Health benefits of Nectarine<ul style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li type="square"><p>Juicy, delicious nectarines are low in calories (100 g just provide 44 calories) and contain no saturated fats. They are indeed packed with numerous health promoting anti-oxidants, plant nutrients, minerals and vitamins.</p></li><li type="square"><p>The total measured anti-oxidant strength&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold;">(ORAC value)</span>&nbsp;of 100 g raw nectarine fruit is 750 TE (Trolex equivalents).</p></li><li type="square"><p>Fresh nectarines have small amounts of vitamin C. 100 g provides 5.4 mg or about 9% of daily-recommended levels. Vitamin-C has anti-oxidant effects and is required for connective tissue synthesis within the human body. Consumption of fruits rich in vitamin C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents, and help scavenges harmful free radicals.</p></li><li type="square"><p>Nectarines have small but healthy concentrations of other anti-oxidant vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin E and flavonoid poly phenolic anti-oxidants&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;">lutein, zea-xanthin</span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;">ß-cryptoxanthin</span>. 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. Further vitamin A is also required for maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin. Consumption of natural fruits rich in vitamin A is known to offer protection from lung and oral cavity cancers.</p></li><li type="square"><p>The fruit is a healthy source of some of B-complex vitamins and minerals. It is good in niacin, pantothenic acid, thiamin, and pyridoxine. In addition, it contains an appropriate ratio of minerals and electrolytes such as potassium, iron, zinc, copper and phosphorus. Iron is required for red blood cell formation. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that help regulate heart rate and blood pressure.</p></li></ul><div><h4 style="margin: 20px 0px 12px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Selection and Storage</h4><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">Nectarine season lasts from mid-June until the end of September. In the fruit markets, one may find several varieties of fresh nectarines. Look for well-ripe, soft fruit with smooth surface. Avoid hard, immature ones as they are harvested prematurely and hence off flavored. Furthermore, avoid shriveled, those with signs of surface blemishes, cracks, and punctures.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">As in pears, it is natural and an acceptable characteristic for peaches and nectarines to have russet-brown speckled patches on their surface. Slightly hard but mature nectarines can be kept at room temperature until they ripen. Ripening process can be enhanced by using ethylene, similar to the ripening of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/banana-fruit.html">bananas</a>. Storage in a paper bag concentrates this gas and hastens the process.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">Ripe fruits perish early and should be placed inside the refrigerator but should be brought to room temperature before being eaten to enjoy their rich flavor.</p><br style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><h4 style="margin: 20px 0px 12px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Preparation and Serving tips</h4><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">Juicy nectarines have delicious flavor and sweet cream-yellow or white flesh. Choose only fresh ripe fruits to eat; unripe ones are quite tart, and hence, off-flavored.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">To prepare, gently wash them in cold water, mop dry using soft cloth. They can be consumed raw with skin like apple. One can also cut the fruit into two halves and separate the pit (seed) using a knife.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: justify;">To peel, use the same technique as in peaches. Score a small cross at the base. Dip in boiling water just for a minute and immediately immerse in cold water to cool quickly. Then peel the skin away from the cross.</p><ul style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="text-align: justify;"><p>Nectarine generally relished as it is without the additions.</p></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><p>Its slices can be added to fruit salads and desserts.</p></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><p>The fruit can be used to make jams, jelly, and mixed fruit desserts.</p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify;">It can also be used in preparing pie, crumble, soup, tart, cheesecake,...etc.</p></li></ul></div></div>

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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ explains the two simple ways you can ensure you are growing the most nutrient dense fruits and vegetables in your organic vegetable garden. In this episode you will learn some of the reasons why vegetables grown in the 1950s were more nutritious than foods grown today. You will also learn about the one soil nutrient that is probably deficient in most gardens of today. You will also discover how the nutrition of GMO corn compares to non-gmo corn. After watching this episode you will know two methods for increasing the nutrition in the crops you grow for your family.

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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Hilo, Hawaii to share with you how one city is growing tropical edible tropical fruits and perennial vegetables. The project called "Let's Grow Hilo" is designed to beautify the city, show people how easy it is to go green and feed the local people. You will discover some of the different edible crops are being grown in Downtown Hilo and some of the techniques that were used to grow them. The edibles planted are here for everyone to enjoy free and even take home. After watching this episode you will have some ideas on what easy to grow edibles you can grow if you live in Hawaii or other tropical location.

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ABC Channel 13 in Houston, TX features Rawfully Organic (www.rawfullyorganic.com) as one of the best "deals" to get a huge box of organic fruits and vegetables at wholesale price! Run by Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram and incredible volunteers, Rawfully Organic is taking over Houston by storm and impacting the nation in regards to local co-operating, eating local, and eating Raw!!! www.rawfullyorganic.com www.facebook.com/rawfullyorganic www.youtube.com/rawfullyorganic

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This is one clip in a series of videos demonstrating how Silver Queen Farm, in Trumansburg, NY makes a living producing fruits and berries. This video is from the Video Mentor series, produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program (http://nebeginningfarmers.org), filmed and edited by Peter Carroll of Ithaca, NY. This project was supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2009-49400-05878

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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to visit a senior couple that has been gardening for over 25 years. In this episode, John shares with you a new property the couple had purchased just 8 months ago, and is now growing all the food they need to sustain themselves off their new homestead. You will discover some of the techniques they use to grow food on their properly that is covered mostly in a lava rock which is even worse than hardpan. You will also discover how this couple is using chickens and rabbits to their benefit, besides just eating them for dinner. Finally, you will see their #1 food source that grows like a weed and looks like an ornamental groundcover in tropical Hawaii.

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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits an amazing Tropical Food Jungle in Hawaii and shares with you the growing culture of the Strange, Exotic and Rare GAC Fruit. In this episode, you will learn how to grow, pollinate and eat this powerful fruit with a strange name aka Momordica cochinchinensis. You will discover the reason why the GAC fruit is classified as a superfood with a carotenoid content that is higher than most other foods on earth and make it one of the most nutrient dense fruits. The GAC fruit is 70 times higher in lycopene than tomatoes and contains 10 times more beta carotene than carrots. After watching this episode, hopefully you will be motivated to start growing and eating some of this Southeastern tropical fruit in your garden if you are in zone 8b or better. Learn more about Coconut Chris and his amazing food jungle at http://www.youtube.com/user/CoconutChrisHawaii

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This is one clip in a series of videos demonstrating how Silver Queen Farm, in Trumansburg, NY makes a living producing fruits and berries. This video is from the Video Mentor series, produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program (http://nebeginningfarmers.org), filmed and edited by Peter Carroll of Ithaca, NY. This project was supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2009-49400-05878

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