Nectarine is a cultivar group of peach that has a smooth, fuzz barely skin. Though fuzzy peaches and nectarines are commercially regarded as variant fruits, with nectarines in many cases mistakenly believed to be a crossbreed between peaches and plums or a peach with a plum skin, actual fact they belong to the same species as peaches. Many genetic studies have concluded in fact that nectarines are created due to a recessive gene, whereas a fuzzy peach skin dominant. Nectarines have arisen many times from peach trees, often as bud sports. Nectarines can be white or yellow and clingstone or freestone, although nectarine skins are generally more reddish than peaches. Normal peach trees occasionally produce a few nectarines and vice versa.

The former is more common but nectarine trees can grow peaches if the nectarine tree receives pollen from a peach tree or contain a peach tree graft. Their flesh is by nature moister, sweeter and more easily bruised than peaches, although many peaches are identical in all aspects to nectarines except for the membrane.

Like his cousin peach, the nectarine sweetness comes from its natural sugar content and to provide themselves well to a diversity of dishes. Nectarines are regarded a sub-acid fruit and can be mixed with any fruit. They contain alkaine ash and are best eaten raw. They are wonderful dried. Suggestion: If you're interested in weight gain in your diet, it will be better to avoid nectarines.

 The nutritional value and health benfits of nectarines make them ideal for maintaining optimum health and weight loss.

1. It contains a good amount of fiber.
2. It is also high in vitamins A, E and C and all for less than 70 calories per fruit.
3. Nectarines are also a decent spource of potassium and niacin.
4. The nectarine is low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium.

1 Medium Nectarine (140g)

1. Total Fat: 0.5g
2. Cholesterol: 0mg
3. Sodium: 0mg
4. Total Cabohydrate: 16g
5. Dietary Fiber: 2g
6. Protein: 1g
7. Vitamin A: 4%
8. Vitamin C: 15%
9. Calcium: 0%
10. Iron 2%