Apricot

Apricot: All in the color

Apricots belong to the Rosaceae fruits. The sun fruit, profits from the most adequate climatic conditions needed for their growth and taste. Testour region, in the North of Tunisia, provides both the sunny weather and the right irrigation for the development of the apricots.

Seasonality of the apricot

Tunisia have different types of apricots. There are 16 varieties, nine of early harvested, five of seasonal and two are harvested later during the summer or during the period that starts in the middle of april until the end of july.

Apricots is a light fruit that bring a number of benefits for the human body. In fact, its color is a sign of its richness with provitamin A :

• It provides a considerable amount of vitamin C
• Minerals and trace elements with high level of potassium (315 mg/100 g)
• A excellent source of fibers