Dried apricots are a type of traditional dried fruit. When treated with sulfur dioxide (E220), the color is vivid orange. Organic fruit not treated with sulfur vapor is darker in color and has a coarser texture.[1] Generally, the lighter the color, the higher the SO2 conten.
Apricots have been cultivated in Central Asia since antiquity, and dried ones were an important commodity on the Silk Road. They could be transported over huge distances due to their long shelf life.
Small apricots are normally dried whole. Larger varieties are dried in halves, without the kernel.
Dried apricots are an important source of carotenoids (vitamin A) and potassium.
Dried apricots normally do not have any sugar added and have a low glycemic index
