Peaches
There is a lot of fruit trees around us which we use in one way or another. Either we eat fruits or we use their leaves in the manufacture and production of many different products, or we use their trees. One of these trees is peach, which belongs to the peach family, which in turn includes most almond trees, , And is cultivated in many regions and countries, most notably Jordan, Palestine and Syria, and some areas of the African continent in particular South, in addition to Morocco, Italy, North and South America.
It was cultivated first in the Syrian city of Damascus more than two thousand and five hundred years ago, and it was offered to Alexander the Macedonian and was impressed with its taste and asked to be taken a few seedlings of them to be planted in Italy, specifically in the capital of Rome, it needs a warm climate to grow and grow; Summer, it is worth mentioning that it can not be grown in greenhouses; because the latter suitable only for small-sized plants.
The nutritional value of peach
Provides the body with a wide range of nutrients that it needs, according to the studies, eating a hundred grams of them gives the body the following:
- At least nine grams of carbohydrates.
- At least eight grams of sugary substances.
- Nine tenths of a gram of protein.
- Three-tenths of a gram of fat.
- Vitamins are up to about 2 percent.
- Four micrograms of folic acid.
- Iron by 2 percent.
- Potassium by 4 percent.
- In addition to varying amounts of salts and various minerals.
Benefits of peach
Nstnj of the previous nutritional values included by the peach; it helps the body to:
- Mitigating gastrointestinal disorders most notably constipation; because it contains a large amount of fiber.
- Protect your body from heart disease.
- Reduce the rate of cholesterol in the body.
- Prevent harmful processes of oxidation of the body.
- Organize and facilitate digestion, and stimulate the stomach.
- Remove the gravel from the bladder and remove the blood mixed with urine.
- Preventing osteoporosis due to low estrogen levels.
- Increase the absorption rate of calcium in the body, thus strengthening bones.
- Prevent high blood pressure level.
- Eliminate a range of diseases, most notably asthma and whooping cough.
- Improve the health of somatic cells and lighten skin color.
- Eliminate worms that infect the intestines.
- Its flowers are used as a dwelling place for pain.
Agricultural pests of peaches
Like other trees, the peach tree is exposed to many problems caused by agricultural pests, as follows:
- Mold, whether externally or internally, affects the seed or neck.
- The cortex is exposed to various defects.
- There are cracks in the fruit.