Yellow Nectarines
Estimated Inventory, 8 lbs : 0
Description/Taste
Yellow nectarines are sweet and fruity with the perfect amount of acid, displaying the best flavor spectrum of not just a stone fruit but of all fruits.
Seasons/Availability
Yellow nectarines are available during summer months.
Current Facts
Fitz Kelly, grower and owner of Fitzgerald's Orchard located in Reedley, California, measures the sugar content of his fruits with a refractometer, an easy to use compact device about the size of a regular banana. In order to measure the sugar content of the fruit, the fruit’s juice is dripped onto a crystal compartment on the device. The juice is trapped between two pieces of crystal, reminiscent to slides used in labs. Holding and looking at the refractometer against bright sunlight, a visible scale indicates the sugar content of the fruit. Fitz Kelly demonstrated how to use the refractometer at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. Measuring the sugar content of a white nectarine compared to a yellow nectarine, the white nectarine measured 12 while the yellow nectarine measured 18. Yellow nectarines actually have a higher sugar content, but white nectarines taste sweeter due to its lack of acid. The highest reading being 30, a fruit with a reading of 14 or above is considered excellent.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Yellow Nectarines. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Vegetarian Times |
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Nectarine and Watercress Salad with Tarragon - Raspberry Dressing |
