Apricot Kernel: Physical and Chemical Properties

From: JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society | Date: May 1, 2006| Author: Alpaslan, M; Hayta, M | Copyright information

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The apricot, Prunus armeniaca L., is a member of the Rosaceae, subfamily Prunoideae. Very few apricot cultivars are grown commercially throughout the world. Instead, cultivars tend to be grown in only one region of a country, and most would be virtually unknown outside of that region.

Turkey is the largest producer of apricots (538,000 metric tons/yr) in the world. The hard, outer part of the pits, taken separately, represents about 35,000 metric tons/yr, and the kernels wi...

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