Sulphured Apricots

Name: Sulphured Apricots
SKU: 0001

Sulphured dried apricots, the most common, are preserved with sulphur dioxide, which not only extends the shelf life but also lightens the color and keeps the dried fruit soft.

Turkey is the largest producer and exporter of sun dried apricots all around the world. Malatya province is the capital of apricots.

Apricots from Malatya (Prunus Armeniaca) are most famous for the dry material content.

Dried Apricots sulphured are treated with SO2 in order to provide color retention and longer shelf life.The color of this type changes from light yellow to orange depending on the SO2 used.The SO2 content shall not exceed 2000ppm for EU markets whereas 2500-3000ppm is accepted in the USA and other markets.

Size 0	piece /kg	< 81 pieces
Size 1	piece /kg	81-100 pieces
Size 2	piece /kg	101-120 pieces
Size 3	piece /kg	121-140 pieces
Size 4	piece /kg	141-160 pieces
Size 5	piece /kg	161-180 pieces
Size 6	piece /kg	181-200 pieces
Size 7	piece /kg	201-220 pieces
Size 8	piece /kg	220 >

		RTU	A GRADE	B GRADE
Specled	% / kg	2	3	4
Discolored	% / kg	4	5	6
Sunburnt	% / kg	3	5	6
Torn/cut/Bruised	% / kg	1	4	5
H.Moisture	% / kg	3	5	7
Damaged	% / kg	1	2	5
Dirty berries	% / kg	1	2	15
Fermented	% / kg	0	0	0
Live insect/mites	piece/ box	0	0	0
Stone,metals,other	piece/ box	0	0	0
Natural foreign material	piece/ box	0	1	3

Total Viable Count	cfu / g	< 5.000
Yeast	cfu / g	< 1.000
Mold	cfu / g	< 1.000
E-coli	/ 25 g	absent
Salmonella	/ 25 g	absent

Moisture	%	22-24
Sulphure	ppm	2000 Max (EU)