sun dried, in vegetable quality, vegeterian, from Uzbekistan.

Ingredient: dried wild apricots *

* produced from certified organic cultivation Discover the long lost time with our delicious, sweet and sour, wild super size apricots. The original native country of Apricot lies in Central Asia, the region which is today known as Uzbekistan and not from Armenia, as suggested by its taxonomical name (Prunus armeniaca). It arrived in Armenia for the first time in First Century BC after 3000 years of crossing the Central Asia. It was in 70 BC that the Romans finally brought them to the entire Europe via Anatolia.   The apricot tree is extremely resilient, and can easily withstand sandy soil, heat and dryness. It isn’t without reason that the word “apricot” comes from the Latin word apricus = sunny.  Our organic apricots originate from the pristine mountain slopes, from the Pamir plateau of Uzbekistan, an area which has never come in contact with pesticides or biocides. They are handpicked from wild growing apricot trees, pitted and cut into halves. Finally, the apricots are gently and slowly dried in the sun in our own solar driers (solar drying). Our organic apricots are a 100% natural product.  Since our apricots are not picked from processed (grafted) trees, the flavour is sweet and sour, fruity and the fruits themselves are diverse and heterogenous. This is what makes our dried apricots so unique. An incredible experience for the palate.  The super-size (XL) apricots are the largest and most delicious of its kind. An incredible experience for palate, simply amazing!In Uzbekistan, they are taken care by gentle labor and the cultivation, harvesting as well as drying (solar drying) is undertaken by our subsidiary Silk Road Organic (organic) Foods. Uzbekistan lies in Central Asia, along the famous Silk Road. Silk Road Organic (organic) Food has its main processing site near Samarkand and specializes in the production of organic (eco) dried fruits and organic nuts. The production is yielded by environmental friendly solar dryers that do not damage the product. All this is regularly monitored by the ABG (Austrian Organic Guarantee) and is certified as per the EC Eco regulation (EU 834/2007) and NOP (Nation Organic Program).Our high-quality dried organic apricots do not contain any additives like preservatives or dyes and are guaranteed non-sulphurized.In order to guarantee that they are 100% free from pesticides, we get all our apricots inspected by an independent accredited Austrian laboratory in batches.We disinfest (disinfestation) all our organic apricots so that there is no infestation by insects. We offer you only the best apricots. In order to ensure this, our organic apricots are handpicked and subject to laser cleaning several times by the company AFS (All food services) in Austria by means of most modern equipments. The Laser cleaning system ensures that only the best and purest apricots are brought in the market. All unripe and unsatisfactorily dried apricots are removed.Even the existing residuals like small stones, leaves, stems, soil, wood and other debris from the selected goods is removed. Note : We can clean and remove undesirable parts for your products such as Cherries, Apricots or other fruits with seeds by our laser cleaning system as per your specifications and requirements.The organic apricots are extremely tasty and are perfectly suitable as a small vegeterian (vegan) snack for munching in between the meals. 100 g of this raw vegetable snack contains only 0.6 g Fat, and fulfills 54 % daily requirement of Vitamin C and has a very high antioxidant capacity of 3234 µmol TE (ORAC Value). Organic apricots contain a lot of fruity sourness and prove to be a refreshing change to your food. It is an ideal ingredient to be added in cereals, yoghurt, desserts, cake or for savories and in sauces or meat dishes. Do you know apricot is traditionally served as a symbol of hospitality in Uzbekistan?In our assortment, we also offer other organic varieties of apricots such as Organic Apricot Halves, Organic Wild Apricot Halves, Organic Apricots stuffed with raisins and Organic Apricots stuffed with apricot kernels.For all those who prefer Ready Nut and Fruit Mixtures, can find it under our own brand, the "Pearls of Samarkand" in very diverse and attractive Ready Mixtures like the Organic Silk Road Mix, Organic Wild Mountain Fruits, Organic Himalayan Mix and the Organic 1001 Nights Mix. Enjoy the original, pure taste of our apricot and immerse yourself in the long lost past!Nutritional value: 100 g contain approximately : Calorific value: 215kcal /900 kJ  Protein: 5.6 g  Carbohydrate: 45.9 g             Frorm it, Sugar: 15.7 g                     Fat: 0.6 g                              Saturated fatty acids: 0 g            Mono unsaturated fatty acids: 0.3 g                   Poly unsaturated fatty acids: 0.1 g   Fiber: 10.8 g    Sodium: 0.01 g                        Cholesterol: 0 mgVitamin C: 43mg (54 %*)ORAC Value: 3234 µmol TE* % recommended daily dose