Apricot
An apricot is a drupe fruit. It is closely related to the plum.
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Apricot and its cross-section | |
Scientific classification | |
Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Prunus sect. Armeniaca |
Description
The apricot comes from a small to medium-sized tree, 8 to 12 metres (26 to 39 ft) tall, with a trunk up to 40 centimetres in diameter with spreading, dense canopy; leaves are shaped somewhat like a heart, with pointed tips, about 8 centimetres (3 inches) wide.
Apricots contain many nutrients but is highest in vitamin C and potassium. A single apricot contains approximately 3.5 grams of vitamin C and 91 grams of potassium.
Apricot Media
Map of the etymology of "apricot" from Latin via Late and Byzantine Greek to Arabic, Spanish and Catalan, Middle French, and so to English
Preparing apricots in the grounds of Alchi Monastery, Ladakh, India
David Packard's apricot orchard in Los Altos Hills, preserved by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, is one of the few remaining in Santa Clara County, where apricots were a major crop before the urban sprawl of Silicon Valley.
Drying apricot fruits (Fergana, Uzbekistan)
Dried date, peach, apricot, and stones. From Lahun, Fayum, Egypt. Late Middle Kingdom. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London
Dried apricot, with dark color due to absence of sulfur dioxide treatment
Prunus sibirica (Siberian apricot; hardy to −50 °C (−58 °F) but with less palatable fruit)
Related pages
Other websites
Wikispecies has information on: Prunus armeniaca. |
- www.apricotseeds.org Archived 2006-01-28 at the Wayback Machine – includes information on medicinal uses of apricot seeds
- Apricot Kernel products – About Apricot Kernel
- Scintro fruit book – All about fruits
- Apricot Nutrition Facts