http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/10/04/are-persimmons-better-than-apples.aspxThe persimmon, the tasty fruit with its roots in China and Japan , may be better for you than an apple. In a recent head-to-head comparison, persimmons had twice as much fiber and much higher levels of manganese, iron, calcium, potassium, and magnesiumenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)