Food & Drink

How big is a peach?

A peach is about 7 cm (2.76 in) across.

What is measured: whole fruit, diameter

Peach (7 cm) drawn to scale beside a large coin (2.4 cm) and a smartphone (14.7 cm)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Large coin (2.4 cm), Peach (7 cm) and Smartphone (14.7 cm).

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How big is that, really?

  • As wide as about 3 large coins side by side
  • About 82% of the length of a credit card
  • About 2 would fit end to end along a smartphone
  • About 18% of the height of a bowling pin
  • About 10× the length of a grain of rice

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Facts about Peach

Peaches and nectarines are the same species; the main visible difference is that peaches have fuzzy skin.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Peach”; USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, “United States Standards for Grades of Peaches”

Food & Drink

NameSizeCompared with Peach
Chicken egg6 cm (2.36 in)0.86×
Garlic bulb6 cm (2.36 in)0.86×
Lemon7 cm (2.76 in)same size
Tomato7 cm (2.76 in)same size
Kiwi fruit7 cm (2.76 in)same size
Peach7 cm (2.76 in)this page
Orange8 cm (3.15 in)1.1×
Potato8 cm (3.15 in)1.1×
Beetroot8 cm (3.15 in)1.1×
Onion8 cm (3.15 in)1.1×

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