Per portion: 84 kcal
Protein: 1.19 g
Carbs: 21.92 g
Fat: 0.18 g
Fibre: 2.56 g

Your portion

84kcal · 353 kJ

Protein: 1.19 g
Carbs: 21.92 g
Fat: 0.18 g

Dried apricots are essentially concentrated fruit: water is removed, so a small handful delivers a dense load of carbohydrates, mostly as sugars, with modest fibre. A five-half portion provides about 84 calories, 22 grams of carbs and 2.6 grams of fibre. What stands out is potassium, at 58% of the daily reference per portion, plus meaningful vitamin E, copper and vitamin A.

A typical portion is five halves, which works well as a quick energy boost before a workout or alongside nuts and yogurt to add protein and fat for a more filling snack. The honest caveat is the sugar density, so it is easy to overeat them, and they are not a protein source. They pair best with a protein-rich food to round out the snack.

Nutrition claims, per 100 g:

High Potassium · 58% High Vitamin E · 36% High Copper · 34% Source Vitamin A (RAE) · 22% Source Iron · 19% Source Niacin (B3) · 16% High fibre Low fat High in sugars · 53.44 g/100 g

Full nutrition

Nutrition

per 5 halves (35 g)

Energy	84 kcal	4.2%
Energy	353 kJ	4.2%
Protein	1.19 g	2.4%
Carbohydrates	21.92 g	8.4%
of which sugars	18.7 g	20.8%
Starch	0.12 g
Fibre	2.56 g	10.2%
Fat	0.18 g	0.3%
of which saturates	0.01 g	0.1%
Monounsaturated	0.03 g
Polyunsaturated	0.03 g
Cholesterol	0.0 mg
Water	10.81 g
Ash	0.9 g

Sugar breakdown

Sucrose 2.76 g

Glucose 11.58 g

Fructose 4.36 g

Lactose 0.0 g

Maltose 0.0 g

Galactose 0.0 g

Minerals

Potassium 406.7 mg 20.3%

Calcium 19.25 mg 2.4%

Magnesium 11.2 mg 3.0%

Phosphorus 24.85 mg 3.6%

Sodium 3.5 mg

Iron 0.93 mg 6.6%

Zinc 0.14 mg 1.4%

Copper 0.12 mg 12.0%

Manganese 0.08 mg 4.0%

Selenium 0.77 µg 1.4%

Vitamins

Vitamin A (RAE) 63.0 µg 7.9%

Vitamin C 0.35 mg 0.4%

Vitamin D 0.0 µg

Vitamin E 1.52 mg 12.7%

Vitamin K 1.08 µg 1.4%

Thiamin (B1) 0.01 mg 0.9%

Riboflavin (B2) 0.03 mg 2.1%

Niacin (B3) 0.91 mg 5.7%

Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.18 mg 3.0%

Vitamin B6 0.05 mg 3.6%

Folate (B9) 3.5 µg 1.8%

Vitamin B12 0.0 µg

Choline 4.87 mg

Beta-carotene 757.05 µg

Fatty acids

Omega-3 (EPA) 0.0 g

Omega-3 (DHA) 0.0 g

Amino acids

Tryptophan 0.01 g

Leucine 0.03 g

Isoleucine 0.02 g

Valine 0.03 g

Lysine 0.01 g

Nutrition from USDA FoodData Central (public domain), scaled to the stated portion. Reference intakes: EU Regulation 1169/2011. Percentages track your portion; claim badges are per 100 g (Reg. 1169/2011, 1924/2006).

How it compares

Against 379 other foods in “Fruits and Fruit Juices”, per 100 g. The mark is this food; the faint line is the category median.

Energy 241.0 · higher than 92%

Protein 3.39 · higher than 97%

Fibre 7.3 · higher than 95%

Common portions

cup, halves — 130 g (313 kcal)
half — 4 g (8 kcal)

Sources

USDA FoodData Central — Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked — Nutrition values for Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked.

Jan Horák — Founder & Engineer, Kaloria

Jan Horák is the founder and lead engineer of Kaloria, an AI-powered calorie and nutrition tracking app for iOS and Android. He builds and ships the app's photo and voice food-logging pipeline himself and writes about the nutrition math, product tradeoffs, and app-comparison data behind it.

Dried Apricots