Persimmon
Sweet orange autumn fruit eaten ripe, fresh or dried.
About Persimmon
Persimmon is a sweet orange fruit eaten fresh when ripe and also dried. It is used in fruit dishes, salads, desserts, sauces, baked goods, and preserves. Cultivar and ripeness affect whether it is best eaten crisp, soft, or fully spoon-soft, and whether noticeable astringency remains.
Ripe flesh may be juicy and soft or firm and sliceable. Some varieties are pleasantly sweet without astringency when crisp, while others become puckering until very soft. The flavour is honeyed and mildly floral, sometimes with a richer dried-fruit character after dehydration.
Fresh persimmons are sold whole, with smooth skin that may be yellow-orange to deep orange; dried fruits are darker, wrinkled, and chewy. Washing, cutting, peeling, drying, or baking changes their appearance and texture. Seeds may be present in some varieties, while others are commonly seedless.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for persimmon
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persimmon
persimmon (dried)
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persimmon (raw)
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Persimmon, peeled, raw
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Persimmon, Semi-dried, Sliced
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Persimmon, Semi-dried, Sliced, Cheongdobansi
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Persimmon, Semi-dried, Sliced, Gapjubaekmok
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Persimmon(Gam), Hard, Buyu, Raw
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Persimmon(Gam), Hard, Charang, Raw
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Persimmon(Gam), Hard, Raw
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Persimmon(Gam), Hard, Seochonjosaeng, Raw
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Persimmon(Gam), Hard, Taichu, Raw
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Persimmon(Gam), Soft, Cheongdobansi, Raw
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Persimmon(Gam), Soft, Frozen
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Persimmon(Gam), Soft, Gapjubaekmok, Raw
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Persimmon(Gam), Soft, Raw
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Persimmon(Gam), Soft, Wolhasi, Raw
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Persimmons, japanese, dried
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Persimmons, japanese, raw
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Persimmons, native, raw
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raw japanese persimmon
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raw native persimmon
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raw persimmon pulp
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Persimmon nutrition & diet
Persimmon nutritional value
Persimmon, peeled, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.
- Calories
- 70.3kcal
- Protein
- 0.6g
- Carbs
- 16.0g
- Fat
- 0.1g
Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F006628. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.
Portions & preparation
Identify the persimmon species or cultivar and match ripe fresh flesh, peeled or unpeeled as eaten, or dried fruit. Ripeness, drying, cooking, and serving size change the food’s texture and carbohydrate pattern; separate added sugar, pastry, cream, or other accompanying ingredients.
Compare the right form: Match the identified persimmon species or cultivar in fresh ripe, cooked, or dried form, including the edible flesh and peel status.
Diet considerations
Persimmon is a plant fruit. Compatibility changes when it is dried, sweetened, baked into cereal-based foods, or served with dairy, egg, or gelatin. Fresh and dried forms differ in portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns. Record the cultivar, ripeness, preparation, and whether peel or added ingredients are included.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Persimmon, peeled, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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