Astringent persimmons contain high levels of soluble tannins
Persimmons may cause epidemics of intestinal bezoars (pockets of stuck matter)
Astringent
Korean
Hachiya
virginiana. American Persimmon. Native to eastern North America.
Species virginiana
(American)
Nonastringent
Fuyu (Fuyugaki)
species Kaki (Fuyugaki)
Species Kaki var.Fuyugaki
(Fuyugaki non astringent)
Jiro
Hanagosho