are round or oval shaped fruits with a thin outer skin, mushy inner flesh, and single inner pip found in the center. Depending on type plums can range from yellow to dark red to purple.Health info: The plum is a low calorie high fiber fruit, the dried form of plums (prunes) are often taken to cure constipation.
How to choose: The most tricky thing about picking plums is finding out how sweet they are. The best thing to do is to ask for a taste before buying. Otherwise, look for partly mushy plums with vibrant color. The worst that can happen to a plum is that it gets moldy and starts to go brown and rot. Avoid any plums that have discolorations. If plums have started to dry and look wrinkly, they are likely to be sweet and are often OK to buy as they are on their way to becoming prunes, the dried form of plums.
Climate and origin: There are so many different varieties of plums that it is difficult to know the exact origin. A hardy tree, plums can be grown in temperate to sub-tropical climates (zones 4-9 in the U.S.)
Taste: Depending on variety, plums have a fragrant sweet to tart taste.
Vitamins and other nutrients: Plums are low in calories, high in fiber and provide good amounts of vitamins A and C.
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| Nutrition Facts |
| Plums Raw |
| Serving Size 100g |
| Calories 46 |
| % Daily Value* |
| Total Fat 0.28g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.017g | 0% |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 0mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate 11.42g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.4g | 6% |
| Sugar 9.92g | ~ |
| Protein 0.7g | ~ |
| Vitamin A | 7% | • | Vitamin C | 16% |
| Calcium | 1% | • | Iron | 1% |
| *Percent Daily Values
are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending
on your calorie needs. |
|
| Vitamins | %DV |
| Vitamin A 345IU | 7% |
| Retinol equivalents 17μg | ~ |
| Retinol 0μg | ~ |
| Alpha-carotene 0μg | ~ |
| Beta-carotene 190μg | ~ |
| Beta-cryptoxanthin 35μg | ~ |
| Vitamin C 9.5mg | 16% |
| Vitamin E 0.26mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K 6.4μg | 8% |
| Vitamin B12 0μg | 0% |
| Thiamin 0.028mg | 2% |
| Riboflavin 0.026mg | 2% |
| Niacin 0.417mg | 2% |
| Pantothenic acid 0.135mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B6 0.029mg | 1% |
| Folate 5μg | 1% |
| Folic Acid 0μg | ~ |
| Food Folate 5μg | ~ |
| Dietary Folate Equivalents 5μg | ~ |
| Choline 1.9mg | ~ |
| Lycopene 0μg | ~ |
| Lutein+zeazanthin 73μg | ~ |
|
| Minerals | %DV |
| Calcium 6mg | 1% |
| Iron 0.17mg | 1% |
| Magnesium 7mg | 2% |
| Phosphorus 16mg | 2% |
| Sodium 0mg | 0% |
| Potassium 157mg | 4% |
| Zinc 0.1mg | 1% |
| Copper 0.057mg | 3% |
| Manganese 0.052mg | 3% |
| Selenium 0μg | 0% |
| Water 87.23g | ~ |
| Ash 0.37g | ~ |
| Useful Stats |
Percent of Daily Calorie Target
(2000 calories) |
2.3% |
| Percent Water Composition |
87.23% |
| Protein to Carb Ratio (g/g) |
0.06g |
|
Substitutes with more vitamins: Apricots
Miscellaneous information: The most popular form of plum (prunus domestica) is thought to come from a hybrid of the cherry plum (prunus cerasifera) and the sloe plum (prunus spinosa). Wide in variety, over 300 types of plums existed in ancient Rome.
Similar tasting produce: Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines
