This one is a prune.
Prunes are native to LaPetiteD'Agen in southwestern France, which is the home of the prune plum. When the plums are ripe, their skin is dark purple and their flesh is amber
purple in color. In 1856 a French planter, Mr. Louis Pelletier, introduced prune saplings to North America, specifically to what is now the state of California (Cali?fornia). By 1900, California's plum plantations had reached 90,000 hectares.
Prunes are the best source of vitamin A supplementation among fruits. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that promotes protein synthesis in the body and is extremely important for protecting vision and maintaining healthy skin and hair.
In addition, prunes are rich in potassium, which plays an important role in maintaining muscle elasticity and the body's electrolyte balance, and also helps release energy during the body's metabolic process, which is helpful for weight loss.
Prunes are also rich in iron, iron is the raw material that constitutes hemoglobin, can carry oxygen in the blood, especially for pregnant women, lactating women, infants and young children is extremely important. Prunes are also rich in dietary fiber and antioxidants.
Dietary fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis, commonly known as "intestinal scavenger", on the prevention and treatment of colon tumors, cardiovascular disease are helpful.
A study in the United States showed that prunes contain antioxidant substances that slow down the body and brain aging effect. Therefore, U.S. health experts have pointed out that adults should consume at least one fresh prune or 3 natural prune products per person per day to supplement the body's vital activities necessary for a variety of vitamins, trace elements and dietary fiber.