Apricot Kernel

We are the largest Exporter and Supplier of Apricot Kernel in Malatya Turkey. An apricot is a fruit or the tree that bears the fruit of several species in the genus Prunus (stone fruits). Usually an apricot tree is from the species P. armeniaca but the species P. brigantina P. mandshurica P. mume and P. sibirica are closely related have similar fruit and are also called apricots. Dried apricots are a type of traditional dried fruit. When treated with sulfur dioxide (E220) the color is vivid orange. Organic fruit not treated with sulfur vapor is darker in color and has a coarser texture. Seeds or kernels of the apricot grown in central Asia and around the Mediterranean are so sweet they may be substituted for almonds.[citation needed] The Italian liqueur amaretto and amaretti biscotti are flavoured with extract of apricot kernels rather than almonds.[citation needed] Oil pressed from these cultivar kernels and known as oil of almond has been used as cooking oil.