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Apricot nectar

Apricot nectar is a thick fruit beverage made from apricot pulp or juice, usually diluted and sweetened.

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About Apricot nectar

Apricot nectar is a thick, pourable fruit beverage made with apricot pulp, purée, or juice, usually combined with water and often sweetened. It is served chilled, used in blended beverages, or incorporated into punches, desserts, and sauces.

Its flavour is sweet, fruity, and mildly tart. Suspended fruit material makes it more opaque and viscous than a clear fruit juice. Formulations vary in pulp content, sweetness, acidity, and dilution, so some products are smooth while others retain a faintly pulpy texture.

Apricot nectar is commonly orange to yellow-orange and is sold ready to drink or as a concentrate requiring dilution. Dilution makes a concentrate thinner and less intense; blending or straining can alter its body and visible pulp. Heating in sauces or desserts further changes its flow and concentrates the fruit character.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Watercontains · Apricot nectar → Water
  • Sugarcontains · Apricot nectar → Sugar
  • Fruitcontains · Apricot nectar → Fruit

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Local names for apricot nectar

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English

Apricot nectar

English

Apricot nectar, canned, with added ascorbic acid

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Apricot nectar nutrition & diet

Apricot nectar nutritional value

Apricot nectar, canned, with added ascorbic acid

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
56kcal
Protein
0.2g
Carbs
13.6g
Fat
0.5g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Match apricot nectar as a prepared beverage, distinguishing pulp, juice, water, sweeteners, concentrates, and any fortification or flavoring. Record whether it is ready-to-drink or reconstituted and assess the poured portion. Do not substitute fresh apricot or unsweetened juice without confirming formulation.

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Diet considerations

Apricot nectar is based on a plant-derived fruit, but commercial formulations commonly vary in pulp, dilution, sweeteners, and blended juices. Added dairy, cereals, or other ingredients can change compatibility. As a beverage, portion and processing influence carbohydrate patterns differently from eating whole apricot with its intact structure.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Sugar. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Apricot nectar, canned, with added ascorbic acid ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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