Dried apricots - the name of apricot nuts. To obtain apricots apricots ripe fruit is collected, then washed, cut and remove the seeds, and then allowed to dry in the sun. On average, six to eight days of receiving the product ready for consumption. Note that for a kilo of dried apricots five or six kilos of fresh apricots.

This nut in the kitchen is simply irreplaceable! Apricots are used as a separate dish, a dessert. Also added to a variety of salads, pastas and cakes, which goes well with rice, fish and meat. Dried apricots and other dried fruits are delicious and very healthy beverage - uzvar.

 

Composition

100 g of dried apricots contains on average:

• Water - 30.1 g
• Proteins - 3.4 g
• Fat - 0.5 mg
• Carbohydrates 62.6 g -
• Dietary fiber (fiber) - 7.3 g
• Organic Acids - 1.5 g
• Ash - 4 g

Vitamins:

• Vitamin A (beta-carotene) - 3.5 mg
• Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - 0.015 mg
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - 0.074 mg
• Niacin (vitamin B3 or vitamin PP) - 2.6 mg
• Choline (vitamin B4) - 13.9 mg
• Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) - 0.52 mg
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) - 0.14 mg
• Folic acid (vitamin B9) - 10 mcg
• Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) - 1 mg
• Vitamin E (tocopherol) - 4.3 mg
• Vitamin K (phylloquinone) - 3.1 mg

Nutrients

• Potassium - 1160 mg
• Calcium - 55 mg
• Magnesium - 32 mg
• Sodium - 10 mg
• Phosphorus - 71 mg

Trace elements:

• Iron - 2.7 mg
• Manganese 235 mcg
• Copper - 343 mcg
• Selenium - 2.2 mcg
• Zinc - 0.39 mg

The caloric content

100 g of dried apricots contains on average about 241 calories.