Did you call me a fruit?

At the market today my husband discovered a fruit called "Sharon".

Who knew?

I knew that my name was a flower: The Rose of Sharon .

but I did not know my name was also a fruit.

The Sharon Fruit is a persimmon variety.

It is very popular in Europe, the United States and the Far East.

The entire fruit is edible - soft or firm: It is always ready to be eaten!!

The Sharon fruit has no seeds or pips .

It doesn't have the astringent taste that most persimmons have.

The best is: it can be eaten firm like an apple or soft as a peach,

with or without the skin.

It can be refrigerated for 12 days

or will soften at room temperature within 6 days.

Sharon-fruit is a good source of Vitamin A

which is required for healthy skin, mucus membranes and for night vision.

The fruit have significantly high levels of sodium,

potassium and magnesium, iron, calcium.

Eating one Sharon fruit a day is enough

to help prevent heart attacks and reducing the risk of heart diseases.
An average size fruit is only 70 calories.

Now, that is some fruit: The Sharon!