When we think about apricots, let’s imagine them as a powerful mix of nutrients.
The nutrients that enrich these sweet and silky fruit are mainly beta-carotene and lycopene.
These substances hinder the process by which the LDL cholesterol and low-density proteins are created.
Three apricots contain 3 g of fibre, which is almost the 12% of the daily fibre requirement our body should intake. Moreover, the caloric intake is at minimum, only 51 calories total.
Apricots have a high content of fibres, useful to lose weight and keep the hyperglycaemia under control.
They also have a strong anti-oxidative power, due to the vitamin A, which helps preventing the free radicals’ effects.
From apricot kernels we can also obtain a beneficial oil which is used in natural cosmetics and beauty.