Apricots in the dried form too are a very rich source of iron. Additionally, they provide you loads of dietary fibres.Health benefits of apricots
- Fresh fruits are low in calories, composing just 50 calories per 100 g weight. Nonetheless, they are rich source of dietary fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. The fruits are enriched with numerous health promoting phyto-chemicals; that helps prevent heart disease, reduce LDL, ("bad cholesterol") levels and offer protection against cancers.
- Apricots are excellent sources of vitamin-A, and carotenes. 100 g fresh fruits have 1926 IU or 64% of daily-required levels of vitamin A. Both compounds are known to have antioxidant properties and are essential for vision. Vitamin-A is also required for maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin. Consumption of natural fruits rich in carotenes helps protect the body from lung and oral cavity cancers.
- Fresh fruits contain vitamin-C, another natural anti-oxidant. Vitamin-C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful oxygen-free radicals.
- They are an also good source of minerals such as potassium, iron, zinc, calcium and manganese. Potassium is a heart-healthy mineral; an important component of cell and body fluids that help regulate heart rate and blood pressure.
- The total anti-oxidant or ORAC value of raw apricots is 1115 umol TE/100 g. Much of this in these fruits comes from some important health promoting flavonoid poly phenolic anti-oxidants such as lutein, zea xanthin and beta cryptoxanthin. Altogether, these compounds act as protective scavengers against oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a role in aging, cancers and various disease process.
- Further, zea-xanthin, a carotenoid selectively absorbed into the retinal "macula lutea" in the eyes where it is thought to provide anti-oxidant and protective light-filtering functions. Thus, consumption of fruits like apricots rich in zea-xanthin helps eyes protect from age-related macular disease (AMRD), especially in the elderly people.
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 201 kJ (48 kcal) |
11 g | |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Dietary fiber | 2 g |
0.4 g | |
1.4 g | |
| Vitamins | |
| Vitamin A equiv. | (12%) 96 μg(10%) 1094 μg89 μg |
| Thiamine (B1) | (3%) 0.03 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | (3%) 0.04 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | (4%) 0.6 mg |
(5%) 0.24 mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | (4%) 0.054 mg |
| Folate (B9) | (2%) 9 μg |
| Vitamin C | (12%) 10 mg |
| Vitamin E | (6%) 0.89 mg |
| Vitamin K | (3%) 3.3 μg |
| Trace metals | |
| Calcium | (1%) 13 mg |
| Iron | (3%) 0.4 mg |
| Magnesium | (3%) 10 mg |
| Manganese | (4%) 0.077 mg |
| Phosphorus | (3%) 23 mg |
| Potassium | (6%) 259 mg |
| Sodium | (0%) 1 mg |
| Zinc | (2% |
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