Common Use and suggestions of Peach Kernel.

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Origin and Description of Peach Kernel.

Peach Kernel Extract INCI Name Prunus Persica Kernel Extract CAS 84012-34-0 EINECS ELINCS No 281-678-7 Prunus Persica Kernel Extract Semen Persicae Tao Ren photo picture image The ripe seed of the fruit tree Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, of the Rose family (Rosaceae.), grown throughout the warmer temperate regions of both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The peach probably originated in China, then spread westward through Asia to the Mediterranean countries and later to other parts of Europe. The Spanish explorers brought the peach to the New World, and as early as 1600 the fruit was found in Mexico.

 Small to medium-sized, the tree seldom reaches 6.5 m in height. Under cultivation, however, it is usually kept between 3 and 4 m by pruning. Leaves are glossy green, lance-shaped, and long pointed; they usually have glands at their bases that secrete a fluid to attract ants and other insects. The flowers, borne in the leaf axils, are arranged singly or in groups of two or three at nodes along the shoots of the previous season's growth.

 The peach develops from a single ovary that ripens into a fleshy, juicy exterior, making up the edible part of the fruit, and a hard interior, called the stone or pit. Of the two ovules in the ovary, usually only one becomes fertilized and develops into a seed, which is enclosed within the stone. This frequently results in one half of the fruit being slightly larger than the other, the two halves forming the slight longitudinal cleft typical of drupe fruits.

 The flesh may be white, yellow, or red. Varieties may be freestone types, which have stones that separate easily from the ripe flesh, or clingstones, which have flesh that adheres firmly to the stone. The skin of most ripe peaches is downy or fuzzy; peaches with smooth skins are called nectarines.

 Worldwide, the peach is the third most important of the deciduous-tree fruits, ranking after the apple and the pear. The United States, where the peach ranks second to the apple, produces about a fifth of the world's supply. Italy is second, with about one-sixth the world supply. France, China, Spain, Greece, Argentina,Turkey, Mexico, South Africa, and Australia also produce substantial crops.

 In China, peach is distributed in most areas and mainly produced in central and south China. Reaped when the fruit ripens, the kernels are collected, removed of the seeds, skinned and dried in the sun for use when raw or after being parched.

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last edit date:22th,June.2009.