What kind of fruit is green plum

Many people know the story of the plum cooking wine, but not many people know the plum, the plum can cook wine, can eat raw, but what is the plum? Let's take a look at what the plum really is.

What is green plum

Green plum is a fruit of the tree of lobeliaceae, belongs to one of the national tertiary protection endangered species, China is the birthplace of green plum, there are more than 3000 years of green plum cultivation history, now the main planting place of China's green plum is Hainan, other inland areas of green plum planting less, so now many people do not know green plum. Comprehensive view: plum is a fruit.

Is green plum an apricot?

Plum is not apricot, plum and apricot in the shape of the fruit body on the gap is large, plum generally more oval melon-like, the tip is a little prominent, smooth skin, 8 to 90% mature or green, only when fully ripe is yellow. Apricot, the surface is smooth, the fruit is flat and not prominent, and most of them are round and flat, the color has been more yellow.

Nutritional value of green plum

Plum contains a large amount of protein, fat (fatty oil), carbohydrates and a variety of inorganic salts and organic acids. The organic acid content in the plum fruit is generally 3.0%-6.5%, which is much higher than the general fruit. The organic acids contained in plum are mainly citric acid, malic acid, tannic acid, bitter leaf acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, etc. This is the reason why plum is sweet and sour, appetizing and tasty.

Effect of plum

Plum is rich in nutritional value, the main highlight is that it contains a large number of plant organic acids, with the effect of quenching thirst, stimulating appetite, eliminating fatigue, especially citric acid content in a variety of fruits, citric acid is an important acid indispensable to the metabolism of human cells, it can promote the decomposition of lactic acid into carbon dioxide and water out of the body, restore fatigue, and beneficial to the absorption of calcium.

How to eat green plums

Raw

Plum can be eaten directly raw, with a sour taste with a meaningful sweetness, and a relatively strong fruit flavor, can quench thirst, appetite and appetite, is a delicious after-dinner fruit.

Plum wine

Ingredients: green plums, medium white wine, appropriate amount of water, salt, rock sugar. Method. 1. remove the plums, wash, add water to the pot and boil over high heat, add a little salt, put the cleaned plums, continue to boil over high heat for about 10 seconds, take them out, drain and set aside. 2. Take a clean glass jar, put in the plums, put in the rock sugar, pour in the white wine, sealed and stored, 1 month later you can eat.

Precautions for eating plums

1. Patients with stomach problems, especially those with excessive acid secretion, should not eat plums. 2. People who have a cough should not eat plums, which may aggravate their condition. 3. People with damp-heat diarrhea and dysentery should not eat plums, which have the effect of promoting defecation and can aggravate diarrhea.