Apricots are very useful for health - heart and blood vessels in particular. But many housewives who make compotes and jams with stone fruits often have doubts about their usefulness.
The reason is precisely in those very bones. Let's try to understand this issue.
While it is definitely recommended to can cherries without pits, there is no consensus regarding apricots.
How to be safe
Experts do not recommend eating the pits of apricots and peaches, plums and cherries, as well as apples.
They contain a certain percentage of useful substances, but compared to the level of harm it is insignificant.
The main component of the seeds of these crops is the glycoside amygdalin - this complex substance releases hydrocyanic acid during the process of decay, and it is this that is the main evil that leads to poisoning.
How to do it right
When it comes to compote and other apricot preparations, the stalks must be removed.
Stones are optional. But you should know that preparations with unpeeled stone fruits should be stored for no longer than a year or even less.
