Dried Apricots come in two varieties: sulphured, and unsulphured. Sulphur dioxide is added to most apricots as a preservative; however, this is unnecessary. The main function of the sulphur is to retain the bright orange colour, but the trouble is that the un-sulphured apricots are actually far tastier. |
| Pure, unsulphured apricots. Many commercial dried apricots are preserved with sulphur-based compounds (sulphites) in order to keep them looking orange. However, the sulphur is completely unnecessary from a nutritional perspective. At Healthy Supplies, we wholeheartedly recommend unsulphured apricots, and do not sell the artificially-preserved ones. Though these natural ones are darker in colour, they are 100% apricot and, in our opinion, taste better and more fruit-like.  | |
| No sulphur. Naturally dark and tasty.
These dried apricots contain no added preservatives - in fact, they have no added ingredients whatsoever! This means that they are not bright orange, but are naturally dark instead - as they should be...
These are far more delicious, fruity & natural tasting than the bright yellow, artificially-preserved apricots.  | Massive economy pack of unsulphured apricots
Big economy pack of unsulphured apricots - produced without the preservatives, hence naturally dark.
They have a far more delicious, fruity, natural taste than the bright yellow, artificially-preserved apricots. 1kg pack. |
| No sulphur. Pre-soaked for softness.
Crazy Jack Soft Dried Apricots are especially soft and delicious, because they have been pre-soaked for extra softness. Preservative-free, they are naturally dark and flavoursome. | |
| Sulphured apricots are the bright orange dried apricots that are typically found in supermarkets. They are bright yellow due to the addition of the preservative, sulphur dioxide. Because we object to the unnecessary use of preservatives, we do not list the bright yellow, sulphured apricots.
The bright yellow apricots are actually less tasty. Sulphur dioxide prevents the oxidization of the orange pigment within the apricot; however, it also interferes with other natural chemical processes that occur within the drying process. As a result, the orange apricots seem to have an "unnatural" taste compared to the dark ones. This is why we only sell the dark ones. Click here for nutritional information about dried aprocots... | |
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