Sulfur and preservative free Sun Dried Apricots

Makes an ideal healthy snack.. add to chutneys or use to give your cooking a sweet & tangy edge.

shipped in 1Kg vacuum sealed bag.

Post office orders dispatched twice a week, for courier option you can speak to us and will arrange what's best for you

keeps in cool and dry place 3-6 months once open. 6-12 if months refrigerated or freeze for longer periods. 

Apricots are rich in many plant antioxidants. Some of these are the vitamin antioxidants. Others are more difficult to obtain from other foods, and may be responsible for specific health benefits. Overall, consider the apricot to be a great food that provides you with the protective effects of antioxidants while adding very few calories to your daily total. More..  

Dried Apricots and Sulfites

Commercially grown dried apricots may be treated with sulfur dioxide gas during processing. They may also be treated with sulfites to extend their shelf life. 

Sulfur-containing compounds are often added to dried foods like apricots as preservatives to help prevent oxidation and bleaching of colors. The sulfites used to help preserve dried apricots cause adverse reactions in an estimated one out of every 100 people, who turn out to be sulfite sensitive. Sulfite reactions can be particularly acute in people who suffer from asthma. The Federal Food and Drug Administration estimates that 5 percent of asthmatics may suffer a reaction when exposed to sulfites. Instead of the bright orange color of sulfite-treated dried apricots, unsulfured dried apricots have brown color, but are a much healthier choice for sulfite-sensitive individuals.

To achieve best quality without the use of any additives we use an efficient drying design that accumulate sun heat and combine it with air ventilation from above and under the apricots, which insures a quick and even dehydration.