Peaches contain vitamins A, C, B1, B2, B6, and minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, sulfur, chlorine, manganese, copper and iron.
It is considered one of the 20 essential foods for a healthy life.
In ancient China, peaches were considered a symbol of long life and immortality.
There are over 200 varieties of peaches. Peaches and apricots are very similar. The only thing that separates them is a gene.
White-fleshed varieties are typically very sweet with little or no bitterness.Â