Calories in Apricots
Per Serving
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Caloric Values, Single Serving
One apricot that weighs 35 grams contains a skinny 17 calories.
Not only is this fruit delicious and low in calories - it's also minimal in dietary fat. And yes - all natural foods contain some levels of fatty acid content.
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Many fruits such as the apricot and avocado make lovely oils for cooking, adding unique notes to recipes to liven up your weight loss plan. And of course, the same applies to many vegetables, nuts and seeds such as sunflower, walnut, peanut, soybean and olive oil.
Health & Nutrition Notes for Apricots
Apricots are a good source for calcium at 5 milligrams each.
They are also an excellent food source for potassium at almost 100 per fruit.
After removing the seed and peeling from a ripened apricot, mash the flesh and substitute in your next recipe that calls for cooking oil for moistness without the added calories from fat.
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Nutrition Information for Apricots
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Vitamins, Minerals |
Units |
Per Fruit |
| Energy Values | kcal | 17 |
| Protein | g | 0.49 |
| Total lipid (fat) | g | 0.14 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | g | 3.89 |
| Fiber, total dietary | g | 0.7 |
| Minerals, Vitamins | ||
| Calcium, Ca | mg | 5 |
| Iron, Fe | mg | 0.14 |
| Magnesium, Mg | mg | 4 |
| Phosphorus, P | mg | 8 |
| Potassium, K | mg | 91 |
| Sodium, Na | mg | 0 |
| Zinc, Zn | mg | 0.07 |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | mg | 3.5 |
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