Plum, which has many species and growing media, has a very important place in the food sector in the world and in our country. Europe, Asia, South and North Africa, South and North America, Turkey has a wide variety of fruits and these forms of assessment made in many countries such as production. For example, European plums are consumed as dried and partially canned. In our country, it is consumed as fresh, dry, table and canned with varieties such as Can, Sübü Can, Malatya, Sarı Bosna, Papaz, Bardak and Sultani.

Plum fruit contains vitamins A, B1, B2 and C and sugar, can be used in diets, is beneficial for skin, hair and eyes; It is a good tonic for kidney and stomach as a fresh fruit, it is good for arthritis and rheumatism, as well as powdered prunes and used against cough, cold and sore throats, the oil obtained from the seeds of some plum varieties is known to give very good results on the beauty of the skin. Apart from all these, it is also used in making cake, tart, pudding and liquor.