Quinces in short

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Quince: past, present and future Legendary past → Venus emblem
Present → fruit not very well known due to its sour taste
Future → ambition: brighter future Quince: origin and spread Origin: Asia Minor
Distribution: Countries bordering the Mediterranean and China Quince: brief description Sort of hybrid between pears and apples
→ the varieties of fruit that have a typical apple shape are called quince apples
→ the elongated shape gives the fruit the term "peri quince" Quince: botanical description

• Botanical name: Cydonia oblonga or Amygdalus persica
• Family: Rosaceae
• Subfamily: Pomoidae
• Tree height: generally between 4 and 6 meters
• Fruits: apples (quinces) of variable size and asymmetrical shape
• Pericarp: wrapped in thick hair that disappears when fully ripe
• Seeds: numerous, have a polygonal shape and are heaped together, glued by a mucilaginous film
• Pulp: compact, firm, acidulous and astringent. Rich in pectins
• Flowers: white and pink
• Petals: 5 per flower
• Soil: well drained, not calcareous

Quince: food uses Common apples (Malus communis) have replaced the consumption of quinces
Use in the kitchen: thickener, preparation of mustards, jams, liqueurs, jellies, spirits Quince Particular quince-based jelly, typical of the town of Codogno (Lodi) Sour taste of quince Raw quince: sour taste due to the presence of sugars in the form of long chains
Solution: heat treatment → breaking of carbohydrate chains → sweet and intense flavor Quince: nutritional properties (per 100 grams of product) Kcal: 26/100 g of quince
84.3 g of water
6.3 g of sugars → fructose
6 g of fiber
3.4 grams divided between fats and proteins
vitamins: A, C, B1 and B2
Mineral salts: potassium, phosphorus, sulfur, calcium and magnesium. Quince: therapeutic virtues

• Quince leaves: toxic (presence of amygdalin)
• Decoction of leaves: antihelminthic properties (in the past)
• Pulp: tonic, astringent, anti-inflammatory properties of the gastro-intestinal system
• Protection of the intestinal mucosa (tannins)
• Digestive (presence of malic acid)
• Laxative properties (cooked quince → fibers and pectins)
• Decoction / macerate: natural remedy against cough, loss of appetite and sore throat

Quince: cosmetic uses Mucilage (which envelop the seeds): remedy against wrinkles and dehydration of the skin
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