1. Energy Replenishment
High in sugar (especially due to added white sugar or honey), it provides a quick source of calories, making it suitable for replenishing energy after physical exertion.
2. Supply of Minor Nutrients
Dietary fiber: The fiber inherent in peaches aids intestinal motility, though content may decrease during processing.
Vitamins and minerals: It retains some of the peach's potassium, Vitamin C (though significant amounts are lost during high-temperature processing), and beta-carotene, though levels are lower than in fresh peaches.
3. Stimulating Appetite and Aiding Digestion
Its sweet-and-sour flavor stimulates saliva secretion and helps alleviate poor appetite; it is suitable for consumption in small quantities alongside meals.
4. Traditional Preserved Fruit Benefit: Promoting Saliva Production
The salt-curing process creates a flavor profile that blends salty and sweet notes. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) suggests that moderate consumption can promote saliva production and relieve dryness (though one must be mindful of the negative effects associated with high sugar and salt intake).
