The difference between yellow peach and apricot
Yellow peaches and some yellow apricots seem to feel the same, so some people can't tell them apart. So, what is the difference between yellow peach and apricot? How to distinguish the two?
The difference between yellow peach and apricot
1, varieties
Yellow peach and apricot are not the same kind of fruit at all. They are completely separate varieties. Although both belong to Rosaceae, one is Peach and the other is Plum.
Huangtao belongs to Rosaceae, Dicotyledon, Primitive Perianth and Huangtao. They are distributed in North China, Central China and Southwest China.
Apricot belongs to the genus Apricot of Rosaceae, deciduous trees, terrestrial, hairless plants. Leaves alternate, broadly ovate or oval, plum subfamily plants, both of which belong to different genera of the same family, not the same kind of fruit. It is distributed in Xinjiang.
2, shape
Yellow peach is round, its epidermis has villus, and its volume is larger than apricot. Yellow peach's epidermis and pulp are yellow.
Apricots are also smaller. Apricot is generally round, oblong or flat round fruit, smooth skin, mostly white, yellow or yellow-red, most varieties of pulp is yellow, some varieties of pulp is red, the skin is green.
3. Taste
Yellow peach has a soft and waxy taste, heavy pulp fiber, little juice and low sweetness and sour pulp. That's why most of the Yellow peaches are canned with sugar.
The apricot has a crisp taste, delicate pulp, abundant juice, sweet and sour taste, slightly bitter and astringent taste.
4. Mature Season
Peaches are in midsummer and apricots are in early summer.
How to Select Yellow Peach
1. Weighting
The weight of a pinch of peaches and the heavier feel indicate that the peaches are full and juicy.
2. Look at the size
Medium size is the best. Peaches with large nuclei are likely to crack, which will affect the taste.
3. Touch peach hair
First feel the peach's fur, if it feels hard, it means that the original peach is very fresh; too soft yellow peach may rot, it is better to choose the peach with higher hardness, it can be put for two days. Mature peaches should not be preserved. If you want to keep them for a longer time, you can't choose soft peaches when you buy them.
4. Look at the colour
Fresh and beautiful color is preferable. Hard spots, broken skin and moths are more common.
5. Look at the surface
Looking at the surface of peaches, if you see that there are obvious hairs on the surface of peaches, it means that peaches have not been wet or watered anything else, you can buy them.
6. Smell
Fresh yellow peaches give off a sweet smell, while those that give off a bad smell are already spoiled.
7. Taste
With more juice, sweet taste, less acid, fragrance as the top.