Apricots

A Review with Updated Perspectives on Nutritional and Therapeutic Benefits of Apricot and the Industrial Application of Its Underutilized Parts

“…To extract antioxidants from apricot, dried apricots were rehydrated at room temperature for 24 h [ 23 , 34 ]. To replicate the water content of fresh fruit, samples were rehydrated with the exact amount of water lost during the drying process.…”

Purification and Characterization of Latent Polyphenol Oxidase from Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)

“…Algeria is the leading apricot producer of Africa and the fifth largest producer in the world with an annual production of 286 000 tons (FAO, 2017). Apricot is considered as an excellent source of phenolic compounds, carotenoids, and vitamin C. 1 Apricot conservation is a challenge resulting in a limited period of storage (2 weeks), during which the fruit rapidly loses its attractive and pleasant orange color and becomes brownish, 2 a color which is not accepted by the market. This loss is mainly caused by enzymatic reactions that lead to browning.…”

A weedy species in agricultural areas and an attractive wildflower in nature: Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas L.) – Can it be used for fruit preservation in the future?

“…They have been reported to be very beneficial for human health, due to their high phytochemical compounds (Zhou et al, 2020). The main postharvest problems of apricots are rapid rate of softening and sensitivity to mechanical and microbial damages (Siddiq 2006). The optimum temperature for apricot storage is 0±0.5 °C, which on the other hand increase the susceptibility to chilling injury (Liu et al 2019).…”