How to store dried apricots at home

In order for dried apricots to be stored for a long time without losing their taste and useful properties, they need to create certain conditions of humidity, lighting, and ambient temperature. How to store dried apricots correctly? Here are the basic rules:

– to provide the required level of moisture in the air (not higher than 70%). This can be, for example, a dry room: pantry, kitchen, mezzanine in the corridor. High humidity will lead to mold formation;

– protect dried fruits from direct sunlight. If apricots are dried in the light, then during storage, sunlight is dangerous for the fruits;

– provide an average temperature range from 10 to 20 ° C. The dried fruit will not stand the heat, it will deteriorate.

An important point is what to keep dried apricots. The ideal option is a glass container with a tightly screwed lid. Can be folded dried apricot in food grade plastic container, plastic sealed container. The main thing is that there is no oxygen access to dried fruits: they will simply dry out. If conditions are close to ideal, dried apricots can be easily stored for 1 year.

By the way, keeping dried apricots in the refrigerator is not prohibited. If the fruits are properly packed, they will not deteriorate on the cool shelf of the refrigerator for 3-4 months and will not absorb foreign odors.

Moreover, freezing of dried apricots is allowed. If dried apricots are hermetically packed and frozen, then they can be stored for up to one and a half years. After defrosting (at room temperature or on a refrigerator shelf), dried apricots will be juicy and tasty.