Persimmon's sugar content is not very high, and the sugar content is about 14%- 16%, which belongs to the fruit with medium sugar content. Persimmon is a deciduous tree of Persimmon family, native to East Asia. It has been cultivated in China for more than 3,000 years, covering an area of 200,000 hm. Persimmon is not only nutritious, contains a lot of sugar and vitamins, but also has high medicinal and economic value.

Persimmon is usually divided into sweet persimmon and astringent persimmon. According to the color of persimmon fruit, it can be divided into red persimmon, green persimmon, yellow persimmon, Zhu persimmon, white persimmon and black persimmon. According to the different fruit shapes, it can be divided into round persimmon, square persimmon, long persimmon, gourd persimmon and ox heart persimmon. The famous ones are the yellow persimmon with chicken heart in Jingyang and Sanyuan areas of Shaanxi, the pointed persimmon in Fuping of Shaanxi, the square persimmon in Gudang area of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the big mopan persimmon in North China, the lotus persimmon produced in Hebei and Shandong, and the mirror persimmon in Heze.

Skills of purchasing persimmons.

To buy persimmons, we must first observe the color of persimmons. If it is a mature persimmon, it is golden yellow or orange with a shiny surface. If the skin color of persimmon is still blue, it means that persimmon is not mature enough and will taste astringent. Purchase is not recommended. Persimmons that grow normally are all Fiona Fang in shape. The more regular the shape, the better the quality. When buying persimmons, don't choose deformed persimmons with obvious concave and convex parts. Such persimmons are of poor quality and not delicious.