The Angelcot season has begun, but quantities are limited.
Grown in Byron, Calif., the fruit is a white-fleshed apricot with delicate skin and sweet flesh.
“The fruit looks beautiful, and it is the sweetest we’ve ever seen,” Allen Demo, Frieda’s director of sourcing and business development, said in a news release.
The variety has a high brix level this year and is very juicy.
“Angelcots have the perfect balance of acid and sugar with a buttery, perfume-like sweetness. The exterior of the fruit is characterized by blushing,” according to the release.
Angelcots are used for snacking, baking or in salads.
“The sweeter flavor profile makes these the perfect variety to introduce to younger shoppers that typically do not buy apricots,” according to the release.
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