Dried apricots & figs

Energy: ~240–250 kcal / 100 g (typical) (planning figure — the product label is the final reference)

Shelf life: Sealed: months, per label. Opened: weeks airtight; hardening is a quality issue, mould means discard.

Storage: Airtight, cool, dark; refrigerate after opening in humid weather.

• Soaked and blended into apricot (qamar-el-din-style) coolers
• Khoshaf-style compote drinks
• Fig-and-milk smoothie blends

Bright-orange apricots stay orange thanks to sulphites, which can set off reactions in sensitive people — especially asthmatics; unsulphured fruit is brown and just as good. Concentrated fruit sugars: portion, don't graze.

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