Aprium

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Aprium

Are you aware?

• Apriums are a combination of plums and apricots.
• Apriums have strong apricot traits with a hint of plum flavor? (They are 25% plum and 75% apricot.)
• Apriums were created by crossing or combining apricot and plum seeds?
• Apriums are a fairly “new” fruit? (Apriums were developed in the late 1980’s by Floyd Zaiger.)
• Apriums resemble apricots on the outside?
• The skin of apriums are golden in color with red coloration?
• Apriums have a slightly fuzzy skin like apricots?
• The flesh of apriums is bright orange?

More facts about Aprium

• Apriums are a stone fruit?(The stone or pit is similar to the apricot or plum.)
• Apriums are very sweet? (The sugar content of apriums is much higher than an apricot or plum.)
• Apriums are usually available from May to September?
• Apriums will continue to ripen after they are picked or harvested?
• You can ripen an aprium by placing it in a brown paper bag?
• Apriums are usually eaten raw just like a plum?
• Apriums are also used to make pies, preserves and also are great in salads?
• Apriums are a good source of vitamins A and C? (Vitamin A is important for cell growth and development, for fighting off diseases and for good vision. Vitamin C is needed by the body to form collagen in bones, cartilage, muscle, and blood vessels, and aids in the absorption of iron.)

Nutritional information on Aprium

NB:Carbohydrate, by difference(total carbs-fiber) is also called net carbs