Apricots are beautifully orange-colored fruits filled with fiber and beta-carotene that are among the first hints of summer. While canned and dried apricots are obtainable year-round, garden-fresh apricots having plentiful vitamin C are readily available from May to August each year in the northern part of America.
If you find fresh apricots during winter, then those have been brought in from New Zealand or South America. Considered as the peaches’ relatives, apricots are little, golden fruits, with velvety flesh and skin, not too succulent, but definitely sweet and smooth.
Some people describe their taste as almost pungent, with an indistinct tartness that rests somewhere amid a plum and a peach. A fresh apricot of around 35 grams holds 17 calories, five percent or 3.5 milligrams of vitamin C, and vitamin A at four percent or 33.7 micrograms Retinol Activity Equivalents, and copper at three percent or 0.03 milligrams. In addition, here’s an in-depth dietary profile of apricots that includes info on a complete range of nutrients, with fatty acids, carbohydrates, sugar, vitamins, insoluble and soluble fiber, sodium, minerals, amino acids, among others, showing it as among the healthiest fruits on the planet.
Calories and Basic Macronutrients
Nutrients Amount Daily Reference Index/Daily Value (%)
Protein 0.49 gram 1
Carbohydrates 3.89 grams 2
Total Fat 0.14 gram 0
Dietary Fiber 0.69 gram 2
Calories 16.80 1
Calorie Detail and Macronutrients
Nutrients Amount
Carbohydrate: Starch 0.00
Total Sugars 3.20 grams
Monosaccharides 1.15 grams
Fructose 0.33 gram
Glucose 0.82 gram
Galactose 0.00
Disaccharides 2.05 grams
Lactose 0.00
Maltose 0.02 gram
Sucrose 2.03 grams
Soluble Fiber 0.35 gram
Insoluble Fiber 0.34 gram
Other Carbohydrates 0.00
Fat: Monounsaturated Fat 0.06 gram
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.03 gram
Saturated Fat 0.01 gram
Trans Fat 0.00
Calories from Fat 1.23
Calories from Saturated Fat 0.09
Calories from Trans Fat 0.00
Cholesterol 0.00
Water 30.22 grams
Micronutrients
Nutrient Amount DRI/DV (%)
Vitamins: Water-Soluble Vitamins: B-Complex Vitamins: B1 0.01 milligram 1
B2 0.01 milligram 1
B3 0.21 milligram 1
B3 (Niacin Equivalents) 0.30 milligram
B6 0.02 milligram 1
B12 0.00 0
Biotin -- --
Choline 0.98 milligram 0
Folate 3.15 micrograms 1
Folate (DFE) 3.15 micrograms
Folate (food) 3.15 micrograms
Pantothenic Acid 0.08 milligrams 2
Vitamin C 3.50 milligrams 5
Fat-Soluble Vitamins: Vitamin A (Retinoids and Carotenoids):
Vitamin A 674.10 International Units
33.70 mcg RAE 4
Retinol Equivalents 67.41micrograms
Retinol mcg RE 0.00 mcg (RE)
Carotenoid mcg RE 67.41 mcg (RE)
Alpha-Carotene 6.65 mcg
Beta-Carotene 382.90 mcg
Beta-Carotene Equivalents 404.42 mcg
Cryptoxanthin 36.40 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthin 31.15 mcg
Lycopene 0.00 mcg
Vitamin D 0.00 IU 0
0.00 mcg
Vitamin E: Alpha-Tocopherol Equivalents 0.31 mg (ATE) 2
0.46 IU
0.31 mg
Vitamin K 1.16 mcg 1
Minerals
Nutrient Amount DRI/DV (%)
Boron -- mcg
Calcium 4.55 mg 0
Chloride 1.05 mg
Chromium -- mcg --
Copper 0.03 mg 3
Fluoride -- mg --
Iodine -- mcg --
Iron 0.14 mg 1
Magnesium 3.50 mg 1
Manganese 0.03 mg 1
Molybdenum -- mcg --
Phosphorus 8.05 mg 1
Potassium 90.65 mg 2
Selenium 0.03 mcg 0
Sodium 0.35 mg 0
Zinc 0.07 mg 1
Individual Fatty Acids
Nutrient Amount DRI/DV (%)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids 0.00 g 0
Omega-6 Fatty Acids 0.03 g
Monounsaturated Fats: 14:1 Myristoleic 0.00 g
15:1 Pentadecenoic 0.00 g
16:1 Palmitol 0.00 g
17:1 Heptadecenoic 0.00 g
18:1 Oleic 0.06 g
20:1 Eicosenoic 0.00 g
22:1 Erucic 0.00 g
24:1 Nervonic 0.00 g
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: 18:2 Linoleic 0.03 g
18:2 Conjugated Linoleic (CLA) -- g
18:3 Linolenic 0.00 g
18:4 Stearidonic 0.00 g
20:3 Eicosatrienoic 0.00 g
20:4 Arachidonic 0.00 g
20:5 Eicosapentaenoic (EPA) 0.00 g
22:5 Docosapentaenoic (DPA) 0.00 g
22:6 Docosahexaenoic (DHA) 0.00 g
Saturated Fatty Acids: 4:0 Butyric 0.00 g
6:0 Caproic 0.00 g
8:0 Caprylic 0.00 g
10:0 Capric 0.00 g
12:0 Lauric 0.00 g
14:0 Myristic 0.00 g
15:0 Pentadecanoic 0.00 g
16:0 Palmitic 0.01 g
17:0 Margaric 0.00 g
18:0 Stearic 0.00 g
20:0 Arachidic 0.00 g
22:0 Behenate 0.00 g
24:0 Lignoceric 0.00 g
Individual Amino Acids
Nutrient Amount
Alanine 0.02 g
Arginine 0.02 g
Aspartic Acid 0.11 g
Cysteine 0.00 g
Glutamic Acid 0.05 g
Glycine 0.01 g
Histidine 0.01 g
Isoleucine 0.01 g
Leucine 0.03 g
Lysine 0.03 g
Methionine 0.00 g
Phenylalanine 0.02 g
Proline 0.04 g
Serine 0.03 g
Threonine 0.02 g
Tryptophan 0.01 g
Tyrosine 0.01 g
Valine 0.02 g
Other Components
Nutrient Amount
Ash 0.26 g
Organic Acids (Total) 0.00 g
Acetic Acid 0.00 g
Citric Acid 0.00 g
Lactic Acid 0.00 g
Malic Acid 0.00 g
Taurine -- g
Sugar Alcohols (Total) 0.00 g
Glycerol 0.00 g
Inositol 0.00 g
Mannitol 0.00 g
Sorbitol 0.00 g
Xylitol 0.00 g
Artificial Sweeteners (Total) 0.00 mg
Aspartame 0.00 mg
Saccharin 0.00 mg
Alcohol 0.00 g
Caffeine 0.00 mg