Are cherries and cherries the same fruit (the difference between cherries and cherries)

Cherry and cherry are not the same fruit, there are differences. The ripening period of cherries is generally from June to August, while that of China cherries is generally in May. The former has a long harvest period, while the latter has a short harvest period. Cherry has certain functions of eliminating dampness, relieving diarrhea, benefiting qi, quenching thirst and relieving lumbago and leg pain. However, China cherry has certain effects in beautifying and whitening, removing spots and penetrating rash, relieving pain and enriching blood.

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Are cherries and cherries the same fruit? What is the relationship between the two?

Because the price of cherries is much more expensive than cherries, don't be cheated by unscrupulous merchants after you learn to distinguish them!

Strictly speaking, there are still some differences between cherries and cherries, and the differences between them are mainly manifested in the following aspects:

First, the main producing areas are different.

Cherry mainly refers to the big, thick-skinned, juicy and plump European sweet cherry, which is mainly produced in Europe, America, Canada and other places.

Cherry's English name is cherry. In order to distinguish the cherries localized in China, it was directly translated into the Chinese name "Cherry" in southern China.

The big cherry we usually talk about is also a kind of cherry, which is a combination of China small cherry and European sweet cherry.

China cherry mainly refers to small and thin-skinned China cherry, hairy cherry or wild cherry, which is native to China. The main producing areas are generally in Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Zhejiang, Gansu, Shaanxi and other places.

Don't underestimate the localization of China cherry in China. Its planting history can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty two or three thousand years ago.

Second, the growth habits are slightly different.

The ripening period of cherries is generally from June to August, while that of China cherries is generally in May. The former has a long harvest period, while the latter has a short harvest period.

Third, the taste quality is different from the color appearance.

China cherry is small in size, thin in peel, thin in pulp, less in juice, slightly sour in taste, poor in storage and transportation, and crisp to eat.

The ripe fruit is very bright red and crystal clear. If you look at China cherry in the sun, you can even see the flesh in the peel.

Cherry, on the other hand, is big, thick-skinned, rich in pulp, juicy, especially sweet, strong in storage and transportation, and soft to eat. The color of ripe fruit is deep red, deep purple or deep purple, and the fruit is elastic to pinch.

In addition, we can distinguish cherry from China cherry by a small detail on the fruit: China cherry has a slight depression on the surface of the peel, while the cherry has an obvious depression on the fruit stalk.

Although China cherries are not as good as those from Europe in taste quality, the actual difficulty of cherry planting management in China is much greater than that of cherries.

Fourth, the difference of nutritional value.

Cherry and China cherry are very rich in nutritional value, and the difference between them is not too big. But if you have to talk about the difference in nutritional value, you can still find the difference:

Cherry has certain effects of eliminating dampness and stopping diarrhea, benefiting qi and quenching thirst, and relieving waist and leg pain. In addition, the iron content of cherries is relatively high.

China cherry has certain effects in beautifying and whitening, removing spots and penetrating rash, relieving pain and enriching blood, and the contents of protein and vitamin C in China cherry are much higher than those in cherry.

Third, there is a price gap.

People who often buy fruits should know that the prices of cherries and cherries are relatively high.

However, if we only compare the prices of cherries and cherries, China cherries belong to a kind of lower price, mostly tens of dollars a catty.

The price of cherries is much higher than that of China cherries. Generally speaking, the price of cherries is several times more expensive than cherries, and the most expensive can be sold for several hundred yuan a catty.