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Dried Apricots
A good quality dried apricot is large, plump and moist. To retain the bright orange colour sulfur dioxide is added to the fruit. Dried apricots untreated with sulfides are brown in colour.
Category: Fruit
In Season: all year
To Buy:
Sulfide-free dried apricots are available from health food stores - recommended for those who suffer allergies.
To Store:
Store in an airtight container in the pantry or fridge.
Tips & Tricks:
Concentrated sweetness and packed with antioxidants they make an ideal afternoon snack for the kids - complement almonds beautifully. One serve of apricots is equal to about 5 apricots or 10 halves.
Cooking Tips:
Use in muffins, muesli, biscuits and Moroccan-influenced dishes - to give a delicious, bittersweet flavour to main meals.

Nutrition per Per serve:

Weight (grams):
35
Carbohydrates, g:
15.5
Fibre, g:
Fat (g):
0.1
Monosaturated Fat , g:
0.0
Potassium:
Salicylates:
Extremely High
Energy (kJ):
312
Low GI < 55:
Protein (g):
1.5
Saturated Fat, g :
0.0
Vitamin A:
Amines:
High
Glutamates:
n/a

Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*

Eye Problems

* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.





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