APRICOT : Vital Nutrients and Health Benefits

APRICOT, Scientific Name :  Prunus Armeniaca

The fruit APRICOT, which may have originated from Armenia, is something not familiar to lots of Filipinos (this blogger included - this blogger have not even tasted one). Checking the nutrients of this fruit, this blogger was pretty amazed - it has tremendous amount of Vitamin A (35x that of Apple), 30x Beta-Carotene than that of Grapes, and so on. Surely, this is one fruit that should be promoted as a power fruit.


Health Benefits from APRICOT

• an Anti-Cancer fruit, this definitely is  with so much Beta-Carotene in it
• Laetrile, a purported treatment for Cancer, is extracted from Apricot Seeds
• liberal consumption of apricot can increase the production of hemoglobin in the body, making it an excellent food for people with Anemia 
• Apricot Oil have been used against Tumor, Swelling and Ulcer
• South Koreans are using Apricot to fight Prostate Cancer
• with so much Vitamin A, Apricot will certainly help maintain and/or improve vision

APRICOT Vital Nutrients (content per 100g) VITAMINS
Vitamin A                              - 1926.0 IU
Vitamin B1/Thiamine             - 0.030 mg
Vitamin B2/Riboflavin            - 0.040 mg
Vitamin B3/Niacin                 - 0.600 mg
Vitamin B5/Pantothenic Acid - 0.240 mg
Vitamin B6                            - 0.054 mg
Vitamin B8/Folate                 - 9.0 mcg
Vitamin C                             - 10.00 mg
Vitamin E                              - 0.890 mg
Vitamin K                             - 3.30 mcg

APRICOT Vital Nutrients (content per 100g) MINERALS
Calcium         - 13.0 mg
Iron               - 0.39 mg
Magnesium    - 10.0 mg
Phosphorous - 23.0 mg
Potassium      - 259.0 mg
Sodium         - 1.0 mg
Zinc              - 0.20 mg
Copper         - 0.078 mg
Manganese   - 0.077 mg
Selenium       - 0.10 mcg

APRICOT Vital Nutrients (contents per 100g) OTHERS
Protein             - 1.40 g
Fiber                - 2.00 g
Carbohydrate   - 11.120 g
Beta-Carotene - 1094.0 mcg
Lycopene        - 0 mcg
Cholesterol      - 0 mg