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Apricot calories per cup: 74–386 across all 2 named USDA examples

Across all 2 named USDA examples, a cup contains 74–386 calories. Their listed weights span 155–160 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g.

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Estimated for 40 g

96calories

Apricot, dried

Protein
1.4 g
Carbs
25 g
Fat
0.2 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

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Compare all 2 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 2 exact records in this guide report 17–96 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 48–241 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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For Apricot, begin by separating “Apricot, dried” from “Apricot, raw.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

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Equal-weight view

How apricot records compare at 100 grams

All 2 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Apricot, raw 48 kcal
    48 kcal
  2. Apricot, dried 241 kcal
    241 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 2 named USDA records in view: 2 direct matches. They span 2 source categories, including Dried fruits and Other fruits and fruit salads. The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 2 records together under the exact grouping key “apricot.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Apricot, this page can compare 2 named records from FDC 2709197 through FDC 2709221. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

Read the shared calculation, provenance, and uncertainty method →

Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

35–40 g before composition

The largest source amount is 1.1× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

193 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “raw”; the higher is “dried.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

5.3 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “raw” (2.0 g) and “dried” (7.3 g).

Observed source examples

Both records, with their own serving weights intact

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every apricot.

Important: “Lower” begins with Apricot, raw; “higher” ends with Apricot, dried, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every apricot meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Apricot, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Apricot nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Apricot, dried Direct name match 40 gUSDA reference amount 96 kcal 241 1.4 g 2.9 g 4 mg FDC 2709197 ↗
Apricot, raw Direct name match 35 gUSDA reference amount 17 kcal 48 0.5 g 0.7 g 0 mg FDC 2709221 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 35 to 40 grams—a 5-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 17 calories for “raw” to 96 for “dried.” At a fixed 100 grams, “raw” is 48 calories and “dried” is 241—a fixed-weight separation of 193 calories. For Apricot, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “dried” and “raw”. The source formulations contain 2 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and apricots, raw. On this Apricot page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Apricot” cannot resolve the differences between Apricot, dried and Apricot, raw. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 35–40 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “dried” and “raw”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    2 source-input codes appear across the selected records. Their presence and listed weights describe USDA formulations, not finished plated proportions.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Apricot, dried” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Apricot unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that apricot is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“dried” and “raw”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Apricot source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 2 exact records behind Apricot source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Apricot, dried is higher in sodium per 100 g

Apricot, dried reports 10 mg versus 1 mg for Apricot, raw: a 9 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Check the weight before comparing serving totals

Source amounts span 35–40 g

Apricot, raw uses USDA source amount (35 g), while Apricot, dried uses USDA source amount (40 g). Use per 100 g for equal-weight composition; use the serving column only when those named source amounts answer your question.

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Apricot, dried” from “Apricot, raw”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Apricot source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Put the observed spread in corpus context Sodium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, sodium runs from 1 mg in Apricot, raw to 10 mg in Apricot, dried, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Iron: density and serving context

In this page’s records, iron runs from 0.4 mg in Apricot, raw to 2.7 mg in Apricot, dried, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path 1 context record in this source topic Dried fruits

Apricot, dried belongs to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path 1 context record in this source topic Other fruits and fruit salads

Apricot, raw belongs to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Apricot, dried

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2709197 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Apricot, raw

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2709221 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 2 records share this broad food family Fruit: broader category context

Apricot, dried and Apricot, raw are assigned to Feast’s Fruit editorial category. Use the category page to compare nearby foods at a broad level; keep the exact USDA descriptions on this page for record-level decisions.

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