Apricot

Apricot
An apricot is a fruit or the tree that bears the fruit. Usually, an apricot tree is

from the tree species Prunus armeniaca, but the species Prunus brigantina, Prunus

mandshurica, Prunus mume, and Prunus sibirica are closely related, have similar fruit,

and are also called apricots.Seeds or kernels of the apricot grown in central Asia and

around the Mediterranean are so sweet, they may be substituted for almonds.The Italian

liqueur amaretto and amaretti biscotti are flavoured with extract of apricot kernels

rather than almonds.Oil pressed from these cultivar kernels, and known as oil of almond

has been used as cooking oil.Dried apricots are a type of traditional dried fruit. When

treated with sulfur dioxide the color is vivid orange. Organic fruit not treated with

sulfur vapor is darker in color and has a coarser texture. The world’s largest producer

of dried apricots is Turkey.