Apricot is a really tasty fruit.
Let’s find out more about the apricots!
- Apricot is a fruit or the tree that bears the fruit.
- The apricot is a small tree, 8–12 meters.
- The canopy of the tree is dense and it spreads out.
- It belongs to the genus Prunus.
- An apricot tree is from the species P. armeniaca.
- Some apricots belong to other species.
- Apricot first appeared in English in the 16th century as abrecock.
- It is originated from the Middle French, aubercot.
- It is said that Alexander the Great introduced apricot to Greece.
- It is believed that it was General Lucullus of Rome who brought the apricot to Rome from Armenia.
- There is an Egyptian drink known as amar al-din made from apricots.
- Typically, an apricot tree is capable of producing fruits for a period of 20 years to 25 years.
- You should always leave the apricot at room temperature.
- Apricots are totally free of cholesterol, sodium, and saturated fats.
- Apricots help to remove harmful free radicals from the body.
- This is due to Vitamin A.
- Apricots are rich in soluble fiber.
- The soluble fiber helps with digestion of food, prevents constipation and several gastrointestinal disorders.
- Antioxidants in apricots also help to maintain good skin.
- The apricot is now cultivated on every continent except Antarctica.
- Apricots are cultivated throughout the temperate regions of the world. especially in the Mediterranean.
- Apricots are widely eaten fresh as a dessert fruit.
- The fruit is also widely made into jam.
- Apricots may also be used in desserts, in juices, and for flavoring.
- Many organic dried apricots are brown because they are sun-dried.
- Nutritionally, apricot seeds are similar to other nut.
- The Italian liqueur amaretto, and amaretti biscotti, is flavored with extract of apricot seeds as well as almonds.
- Apricot seeds contain a toxic chemical known as amygdalin, which is also referred to as laetrile.
- In Europe, apricots were used as an aphrodisiac.
- In 2016, the top five producers of apricots were Turkey, Iran, Uzbekistan, Algeria, and Italy.
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