Nectarine Fruit

Nectarine fruit

1 medium nectarine fruit (fresh) contains:

40 cal;
.4 gm protein (incomplete);
11 gm carbohydrate;
2.5 mg calcium;
15 mg phosphorus;
.3 mg iron;
3.7 mg sodium;
184 mg potassium;
1,031 units A;
8 mg C.

Essentially a firmer fleshed, fuzzless variant of a peach, a nectarine fruit may be used and eaten much like a peach, and substituted for a peach in any recipe. With about the same amount of ‘calories and carbohydrates, these two fruits are interchangeable for dieters. Although the nutritional data on them are not complete, it is known that nectarines supply good amount of vitamin A, needed for good eyesight, healthy skin, the health and maintenance of the mucus membranes of the nose, throat, and lungs (and thus especially helpful against respiratory infections), and essential to both mother and child during pregnancy and while breast feeding. Nectarines are also rich in potassium, needed for the enzyme reaction that converts sugar to energy, as well as for good muscle tone and proper heart action. A potassium deficiency or an excess of sodium over potassium in the body is thought to be a major cause of high blood pressure. Much of the American diet especially prepared and processed foods is over salted, so nectarines, which have little sodium and a good supply of potassium, make an excellent dessert or snack for the person bothered by high blood pressure.