In general, plum in Iran are available in two types, skinned and skinless.
Skinless plum
Skinless plum are usually produced in the North-east of Iran and are processed by two methods :
sulphurous and sunny. Apart from selling in Iran, this type of plum has a good sales market in Asian, European and North American countries.
There are different type of skinless plums, the most famous of which are as follows : official plum, Kobrai plum , Torghabeh plum and Shoghan plum.
Skinned plum
Skinned plums are usually produced in the north-west of Iran and processed by two methods:
sulphurous and sunny .
Apart from selling in Iran this type of plum has a good sales market in Turkey, Iraq and Azerbaijan countries .
There are different types of skinned plum, the most famous of which are as follows: Baraghan plum (black and golden) , centered plum , stencil plum , Plums are packed in 5 and 10 kg boxes.
Among the most important properties of plums, the following three items can be mentioned:
Prevent osteoporosis, help relieve constipation, help reduce blood sugar .