Quinces

People of Ancient Greece liked the quince very much. The Ruler Solon had issued a law that this fruit is compulsory for wedding days so that newly married couples would have such lovely life together just as nice as the aroma of quince. Quince was still considered as one of the strains of apple then. Historians think that quince in particular was the famous "Apple of discord" that Paride gave to the love goddess Aphrodite. And Greek goddesses fought for it not in vain - the small quince gives such health, that other fruits cannot compete with it. It has, for example, four times more vitamin C than apples. Quince has provitamin A, vitamin B1, B2, C, E, PP, organic acids, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, tannins, and fructose. Stabilization of the processes of stomach, promotion of appetite, memory and mood improvement, reduction of head pain and hangover relief - this is only the tip of the iceberg of what quince can do.

Origin: Southwest Asia (Caucasus region)
Major planters: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Croatia, Germany