The apricot tree blooms in spring, with delicate colors and thin, light petals, and bears fruit in summer, with golden fruits hanging from the branches.
Apricot is native to Xinjiang and is one of the oldest cultivated tree species in China. From wood, to (can) save sound. This is also the origin of the name of apricot.
From June to July every year, the apricot is ripe, its fruit is mostly yellow or orange, sometimes speckled on the skin, the flesh is juicy, with a slightly acidic taste, and some varieties of almonds can also be eaten.
Nutritional value of apricots:
Apricots are rich in vitamin A and vitamin C, which help boost immunity and vision health, and the organic acids in them can promote digestion and quench thirst.
Uses of apricots:
Edibles
Like apricots, which have large fruits, moderate sweetness and sourness, bright color and good taste, they are generally used for raw food as seasonal fruits.
Processing
The apricot tree varieties used for processing generally have thicker flesh and more sugar, and can be used as dried fruit or jam, or pulp and kernel.
Benevolence
Some cultivars, mainly extracting its almonds, such varieties have smaller apricot fruits, the pulp can be made into dried fruits, and almonds are used for medicinal purposes.
As the saying goes, "peaches nourish people, apricots hurt people", although apricots have high nutritional value, they should be eaten in moderation.
Because apricots are hot, excessive consumption is easy to catch fire, causing oral problems, plus it contains certain organic acids, which is not good for the stomach, so it is necessary to avoid excessive consumption when eating~