Damsons are a smaller member of the plumb family, with a very strong taste meaning they tend to only be used in cooking. They are easy to grow in the UK and become fully ripened in early autumn. But they are full of sugar so eat with caution. It has a tart bite to it, which turns sweet and spicy when cooked. When dried they become prunes,
A rich source of: fibre.
Damsons
| Energy (kcal) | 38 |
| Energy (kJ) | 162 |
| Water (g) | 77.5 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 9.6 |
| Glucose (g) | 5.2 |
| Fructose (g) | 3.4 |
| Sucrose (g) | 1 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 0.5 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 1.3 |
| Protein % of calories | 5.3 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 9.6 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 25.3 |
| Carb % of calories | 101.1 |
| Fat (g) | 0 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 0 |
| Fat % of calories | 0 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 0 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 2 |
| Potassium (mg) | 419 |
| Calcium (mg) | 33 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 85 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 307 |
| Iron (mg) | 2.4 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.3 |
| Zinc (mg) | 2.3 |
| Chloride (mg) | 53 |
| Manganese (mg) | 2.2 |
| Selenium (µg) | 2 |
| Iodine (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0.6 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.4 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.9 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 1.8 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 2.7 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.4 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0 |
| Folate (µg) | 60 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0.7 |
| Biotin (µg) | 6.9 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 1.8 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 0 |
| Carotene (µg) | 0 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 0 |