Turkish Dried Apricots Sources Many Vitamins and Nutrient of Our Body

Posted by Malatya Apricot on January 12th, 2016

Apricots are considered to be the world’s healthiest foods full of rich nutrient and vitamins. Among all other dried fruits apricots are preferred most worldwide for its high nutrition value and pulpy texture. Dried apricots are the result of dehydrated fresh apricots. Apricot belongs to rose family and is botanically related to almonds, peaches and other stone fruits. Fresh apricot is excellent source of several important nutrients, including antioxidant carotenoids, potassium and fiber. Although drying process degrades a fruit content of water soluble and heat also degrades vitamin C but surprisingly dried apricots provide higher level of most nutrients once they are dried compare to fresh apricot. Companies that are engaged in manufacturing and exporting dried apricots produce dried apricot, industrial apricot, organic, unsulfured apricot, sun dried apricot and apricot kernels. Companies export supreme quality dried apricots worldwide and they have most advanced infrastructure to support their production line.

Companies that produce manufacture and export dried apricot follow the standard set by European and AFI specification such as epoxy flooring, anti bacterial tile walls and a microbiological laboratory to ensure complete safety and quality. Every production unit maintains their internal quality control check system where every curtain is being check by quality control team to ensure its quality and quantity. Companies are insured and licensed and holds certification like ISO-9001, 2000, HACCP and Kosher certified. Companies are also members of American food industries. Factories are open for any types of collaboration and welcomes partners from worldwide for partnership and amalgamation. One can visit their factory, see how everything is processed and then decide to proceed further in case of business tie up. Turkey is renowned for apricot production as Turkish apricots are good in quality. Dried apricots are excellent source of dietary fiber and especially rich in soluble fiber. Dried apricots provides appreciable amount of soluble fiber that promotes healthy bowels by adding bulk to stool and make your digestive system more operational and quick.

Diced dried apricots come in different sizes. It has a flashy, pulpy and sweet flavor. According to U.S. department of agriculture ½ cup daily serving of dried apricots provides 19 percent of the daily value for fiber. Fresh apricots are rich in potassium but dried apricots contain the same nutrients in higher volume. Since dried apricots are high on potassium so it would beneficial for all to incorporate dried apricot in breakfast. Half cup serving of dried apricots can source 21 percent of daily recommended intake of potassium. Dried apricots are also good source of iron and one can find that in high volume in dried apricot. When you consume half cup Turkish dried apricots daily that actually fulfill 10% need of iron in your body.

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