How do nectarines differ from peaches?

Summer is when I eat my weight in peaches and nectarines, and my toddler has definitely inherited the love-for-stone-fruit gene. She can handle a large peach or nectarine in one sitting, so we make sure to stock up at the farmers market on weekends. read more

The Difference Between Peaches and Nectarines The main physical difference is that peaches have a fuzzy coating, whereas nectarines are smooth and do not have this coating. They are almost identical genetically, but there is a gene variant between the two. read more

A peach and a nectarine are very similar. Genetically, there is not much difference between the two. The main difference is that a peach has fuzz on its skin while a nectarine does not. read more

Nectarines are smaller than peaches but are sweeter than peaches, hence its name, which comes from nectar (sweet). The skin of a nectarine is smooth and glossy, often a much deeper red than a peach, but the flesh is similar, either yellow or white. read more