Nectarine (yellow)

Zoom on carbohydrates

• The energy of the yellow nectarine comes essentially from its carbohydrates, at 11.30 g per 100 g
• This amount is equivalent to the average amount found in raw fruit: about 11.31 g per 100 g.
• These are essentially sucrose (6.60 g per 100 g), fructose (1.20 g per 100 g), and glucose (1 g per 100 g).

Zoom on fibres

• The yellow nectarine contains a lower amount of fibre (0.60 g per 100 g) than the average amount present in raw fruit (2.77 g per 100 g).

Zoom on proteins

• Its amount of proteins (0.69 g per 100 g) is lower than the average amount present in fresh fruit (0.93 g per 100 g).

Zoom on lipids

• The yellow nectarine is fat-free* as it contains less than 0.5 g per 100 g.

* Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods

Zoom on minerals and trace elements

• The yellow nectarine provides a significant amount of potassium, equivalent to 11% of DRVs, i.e. 220 mg per 100 g.
• It also provides the equivalent of 6% of DRVs for copper, i.e. 0.06 mg per 100 g.
• The other minerals and trace elements are present in lesser quantities as they represent less than 3% of DRVs.

Zoom on vitamins

• The yellow nectarine provides the equivalent of:
  • 4.23% of DRVs for vitamin C, i.e. 3.38 mg per 100 g;
  • 4.20% of DRVs for vitamin B9, i.e. 8.40 µg per 100 g.
• The other vitamins are present in smaller quantities, since they cover less than 4% of DRVs.

* Calculation made: Beta Carotene / 6 + retinol

 

Zoom on polyphenols

• Polyphenols are substances with an antioxidant effect.
• Hydroxycinnamic acids, which are part of the phenolic acids, are predominantly present in yellow nectarine composites, representing 68% of the total polyphenols identified.
• Next come the anthocyanins (20% of total polyphenols).
• Flavonols and flavanols represent 8% and 4% of total polyphenols respectively.