Apricots are particularly beneficial to eye health because they contain vitamins A, C and E and carotenoids, which serve to absorb damaging blue and near-ultraviolet light in order to protect the retina part of the eye. The retina is the part of the eye with the sharpest vision.

The vitamins and antioxidants in apricots also protect the lenses of the eyes by blocking cell-damaging free radicals.
Cataracts are another common eye disease, and high vitamin A consumption has been linked to a reduced risk of developing cataracts.
One cup of Fresh raw apricot halves contains approximately
• 74.4 calories
• 17.4 grams carbohydrates
• 2.2 grams protein
• 0.6 grams fat
• 3.1 grams fibre
• 2,985 international units vitamin A (60% of RDI)
• 15.5 milligrams vitamin C (26% of RDI)
• 401 milligrams potassium (11% of RDI)
• 1.4 milligrams vitamin E (7% of RDI)
• 5.1 micrograms vitamin K (6% of RDI)
• 0.1 milligram copper (6% of RDI)
• 0.1 milligram manganese (6% of RDI)
• 0.9 milligram niacin (5% of RDI)

Eating fresh and organic is best however if Apricots are not in season you may choose to eat dried apricots. With Dried Apricots the Vitamin A and potassium increases substantially BUT so does the sugar!!!

On cup of Dried Apricots contain:
• 313 calories
• 81.4 grams carbohydrates
• 4.4 grams protein
• 0.7 gram fat
• 9.5 grams fibre
• 4,686 international units vitamin A (94% of RDI)
• 1,511 grams potassium (43% of RDI)
• 5.6 milligrams vitamin E (28% of RDI)
• 0.4 milligram copper (22%of RDI)
• 3.5 milligrams iron (19% of RDI)
• 3.4 milligrams niacin (17% of RDI)
• 0.3 milligram manganese (15% of RDI)
• 41.6 milligrams magnesium (10% of RDI)
• 0.2 milligram vitamin B6 (9% of RDI)
• 92.3 milligrams phosphorus (9% of RDI)