Direction: Consume directly
WHY IS IT BLACK ?
Fresh Turkish apricots can have white, cream, yellow, orange, and red colors depending on the variety of the apricot. Dried Turkish apricots can be golden yellow or dark brown or black depending on the drying technique.
Drying techniques also have a big impact on the taste of the apricot.
If the apricots are dried with sulfites, the apricots become bright golden yellow with no texture on the surface.
If Turkish apricots are dried with natural sunlight and without sulfites, Turkish apricots become darker and nearly black.
Which Colour of Dried Turkish Apricot is the best? How to Understand Organically Dried Apricots?
The Turkish apricots dried with natural sunlight and preservatives are natural and called day-dried (Gün Kurusu). Apricots dried naturally with sunlight taste do not contain additives like sulfites but sun dried apricots look really ugly.
You can understand naturally dried Turkish apricots from their colors. Dark brown and blackish apricots are naturally dried with sunlight.
Also when naturally dried, apricots gain surface textures, their surface is not as smooth as other dried apricots dried with sulfides.
This drying method is unique to Turkish apricots. Yet, there are Turkish apricots also dried with sulfites which these apricots turn golden yellow when dried. However, day-dried dark and ugly apricots are always considered as the best tasting and top quality.