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Sweet, fragrant rich, golden orange apricot fruits are another summer delicacy of Asian origin.These fruits were first brought to Europe by Greeks who called them as “Golden Eggs Of The Sun.”Today, the most important commercially producing countries are Turkey, Iran,Italy, France, Spain, Greece and China.Apricot is one of the popular summer fruits thats is rich in dietary fiber,vitamins, minerals.Fresh and ripe apricots have a sweet flavor similar to plums.Apricot high in vitamin A which is good for skin.

   Zest is a food ingredients that is prepared by scraping from outer, colorful skin of citrus fruits such as Lemon, Orange, Lime. Zest is simply cut from the fruit with a knife. Zest is often used to add flavor to different pastries, sweets, desserts, cakes, cookies, pudding, candy and chocolates.                                                                 …

The Avacado is a tree native to Mexico and Central America.Avacado is not sweet, but smooth, all most creamy texture. It is used in both savory and sweet dishes.It is used as the base for the Mexican dip known as “Guacamole”.Avacado has more potassium than bananas. They are rich in folic acid and vitamin K.Avacados are good dietary sources of vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E and pantothenic acid. Sources: Wikipedia