El persimmon It is a variety of persimmon with a sweet taste and very easy to grow that we can easily find for sale in supermarkets during the winter, and also in our orchards. As it can be eaten fresh and with a tablespoon, it is one of the favorite fruits of the colder months.
But what is it that makes it so special? And the most important, How is it grown?
How is the persimón?
The persimmon is a fruit similar in size to the apple, with a more or less rounded shape, produced by the tree Khaki Diospyros. The name »persimón» is the registered trademark of the »Denomination of Origin Kaki Rivera del Xúquer». The skin and its pulp (the "meat") is orange in color. The pulp is a bit crunchy, but very soft, with a sweet taste.
Once it's ripe enough takes on a consistency like jam, but if it is too "green" (little done), not only will it be hard but it can also leave your mouth as if the dentist had just given you anesthesia.
But the truth is that this is a problem that can be easily avoided. In fact, it will be enough for you to put the persimmons in a pot in which you will have put a glass or glass with beer, cover it and leave it there for a couple of days. In this way the fruits will ripen quickly.
Its nutritional value per 100 grams is as follows:
- Calories: 70kcal.
- Proteins: 0,58g
- Carbohydrates: 18,59g
- Dietary fiber: 3,6g
- Soluble fiber: 1,01g
- Insoluble fiber: 2,59g
- Total sugars: 12,53g
- Glucose: 5,44g
- Fructose: 5,56g
- Saccharose: 1,54g
- Grease: 0,19g
- Water: 80,32g
- Vitamin A: 162,7mg
- Vitamin C: : 7,5mg
- Vitamin K: 2,6mcg
- Football: 8mg
- Iron: 0,15mg
- Magnesium: 9mg
- Potassium: 161mg
- Sodium: 1mg
- Zinc: 0,11mg
- Lycopene: 159mcg
Thus, it is a fruit that will help you fight constipation due to its high fiber content, but also will keep your immune system strong and healthy.
How do you take care of yourself?
If you want to have this wonderful variety of persimmon, then we explain everything you need to know about its cultivation and care:
- Location: it has to be planted in an area directly exposed to the sun king.
- Land: it is not demanding, but it will grow better in those who have good sewer system.
- Irrigation: every 2 in summer, and every 4-5 days the rest of the year. It is important to prevent the soil from drying out as it does not withstand drought.
- Subscriber: being a plant whose fruits are for human consumption, it must be paid with organic fertilizers, being especially recommended guano either in powder or liquid for its rapid effectiveness.
- Planting time: in spring.
- Multiplication: by seeds in spring, and by cuttings in autumn or spring.
- Rusticity: withstands cold and frosts down to -15ºC.
Did you know the persimmon? Have you ever tried it?