Food & Drink
How big is a peach?
A peach is about 7 cm (2.76 in) across.
What is measured: whole fruit, diameter
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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
Compared with other foods and drinks
| Name | Size | Compared with Peach |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken egg | 6 cm (2.36 in) | 0.86× |
| Garlic bulb | 6 cm (2.36 in) | 0.86× |
| Lemon | 7 cm (2.76 in) | same size |
| Tomato | 7 cm (2.76 in) | same size |
| Kiwi fruit | 7 cm (2.76 in) | same size |
| Peach | 7 cm (2.76 in) | this page |
| Orange | 8 cm (3.15 in) | 1.1× |
| Potato | 8 cm (3.15 in) | 1.1× |
| Beetroot | 8 cm (3.15 in) | 1.1× |
| Onion | 8 cm (3.15 in) | 1.1× |
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