Apricots, dried, stewed with sugar

Dried apricots stewed with sugar are dried fruit cooked in water with added sugar. This preparation mainly provides carbohydrate, together with potassium and smaller amounts of other minerals. Per 100g, it contains 393 kJ of energy, 22g of carbohydrate, all of which is sugars, and 740mg of potassium.

Carbohydrate supplies energy, while potassium supports normal nerve and muscle function. The sugars in this preparation include both those naturally present in the fruit and sugar added during cooking. This is worth noting when considering sugar and energy intake. The preparation contains little fat or salt. Full nutritional figures are provided in the tables below.