These apricots are the smaller stone fruits a little elongated in length but round in shape. Flesh is extremely juicy when eaten fresh. Creamy in appearance. Color varies from being pale to yellowish. Flavour Wise it is sweet. Taking a bite from the one you will feel a sudden sugar rush and the after taste feels somewhat tangy. They have a minutely red blush in their texture.

However, the fruit is mostly consumed in the dried form mostly. This gives it a somewhat faded and dehydrated look. The drying leaves the fruit nutrient dense and extremely beneficial for consumption. Available in late spring and earlier summer, these are known to be one of the original varieties of apricots. These are available in many forms other than fresh and dried. We can have white apricots pureed, jammed, baked, sugared, roasted and grilled as well.

These apricots are rare because of hybridization, yet are definitely very much welcomed and demanded among those who drool on healthy snacks. Apricots have varieties and the best among them are the ones that are ripened. Select the ones that are neither too soft to develop a bruise nor hard to break.

Now dried apricots are rich in dietary fiber content like every other dried fruit as well. Given the high content of nutrients, these dried white apricots are beneficial in many ways. Let’s peek into these ones by one.