Fresh Dark Plum Market Prices, Producing Regions, Differences from Prunes, and Benefits
Dark plum is also known as plum fruit, black plum, smoked plum, and orange plum flesh. It is cultivated throughout China, with the most grown in the provinces south of the Yangtze River basin.So what is the market price of fresh dark plums per jin? Where are they produced? What is the difference from prunes? What are their benefits and effects? According to the Yunnan farmers' market, the average price of dark plum today is 15.38 yuan/jin.
Where are dark plums produced?
Dark plums are mainly produced in Sichuan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Guizhou and other places.
Dark plum is also called plum. The flowers of the plum tree are called plum blossoms. Because they cannot be eaten raw, dark plums in Japan are eaten only after being salted. Eating dark plums stimulates the secretion of a hormone called parotin, which is an anti-aging hormone. The salivary glands secrete a small amount of parotin, which then mixes with the blood, promoting cell function and triggering metabolism. Eating one or two dark plums a day is the ideal food for anti-aging of cells.
What is the difference between dark plums and prunes?
1. Different producing regions
Prunes: The main producing region of prunes is currently California in the United States, while their place of origin is the southwestern part of France. Most prunes in China are imported goods.
Dark plums: Dark plum is one of the traditional plums of China, and it is widely planted in the central and southern subtropical regions of China. Because it is relatively rich in nutrients, it has a good market.
2. Different nutritional value
Prunes: The main nutrients of prunes are anthocyanins, vitamin A, sugar, and several minerals such as calcium, iron, and potassium. They are mainly reflected in anti-aging and in protecting the liver and improving eyesight.
Dark plums: Dark plums contain a large amount of fruit acids. Of course, their anthocyanin content is also very high, their sugar content is low, and their mineral content is not very high either. Their main effect lies in the antioxidant effect of anthocyanins.
3. Different uses
Prunes: Because the anthocyanins they contain have good health benefits, prunes are a fruit that many women like to eat. Besides being eaten directly, they can also be used to make prune mooncakes, prune cakes, and various baked foods.
Dark plums: In China, dark plums are mainly dried and used as traditional Chinese medicine. Of course, they can also be eaten directly when ripe.
4. Different taste
Prunes: Prunes contain more sugar, and their taste is mainly sweet, with less sourness, which is mainly concentrated in the skin.
Dark plums: Dark plums contain the most plant acids, and their taste is mainly sour, with a very mild sweetness. Dried dark plums are often soaked in water to drink, and an appropriate amount of white sugar is added to make them sweet and sour.
5. Different appearance
Prunes: Prunes are mostly oval and somewhat elongated. The outer skin is mostly purple to black, the flesh is yellow, and the pit is flat and relatively small.
Dark plums: Dark plums are mostly round or spherical. The outer skin is black or glossy black, the color is very deep, and the pit is round, brownish yellow, and hard.
What are the benefits and effects of dark plums?
1. Dark plum has the effects of astringing the lungs, astringing the intestines, promoting fluid production, and calming roundworms. It is often used for chronic cough due to lung deficiency, chronic diarrhea and chronic dysentery, thirst due to deficiency heat, and roundworm-caused vomiting and abdominal pain.
2. To treat swollen and painful throat: 30 g dark plum, 60 g honeysuckle, 12 g realgar. Grind into powder, make honey pills, 3 g per pill. Hold 1 pill in the mouth each time and swallow it slowly, 3 times a day.