Peaches

Season:
June – August

Origin:
Basilicata

Variety:
Yellow paste, white paste. Pesca noce, Nectarine, Percoche

The peaches are rich in water and fiber, low in calories, fat-free; they are indicated in low calorie diets, both for the nutritional values than for the ability to satiate. Also they possess antioxidant and mildly laxative properties thanks to pectin, but also diuretic properties.
Traditional medicine, both the Chinese than the oldest Western medicine, has always recognized many properties to peaches, they are purifying, digestive, vermifuge and even useful for the blood circulation and against headaches.