1. Different families and genus

The different families and genus are one of the differences between fruit persimmons and ordinary persimmons. Fruit persimmons are also called iron tomatoes and strawberry tomatoes. They belong to the genus Tomato of the Solanaceae family.

Common persimmon belongs to the genus Persimmon in the family Amaranthaceae and is native to East Asia.

2. Different tastes

The taste of fruit persimmon is sweet and sour. The acidity and sweetness are relatively high, and it tastes like flour.

The taste of ordinary persimmons will be sweeter. And it will taste like porridge.

3. Different appearance characteristics

Fruit persimmons are much smaller than ordinary persimmons. Fruit persimmons are usually red, yellow, pink and orange, while ordinary persimmons are usually red.