Tray to carton
Dried by the sun, sorted by hand and eye.
Every lot is graded for size and colour and checked for moisture before it is packed, so the carton you open matches the sample you approved.
Ask for a sampleSulphured golden or natural sun-dried, whole pitted, halves and diced, graded from size 1 to 8 at our own facility and group company in Malatya, and packed for retail, bakery and industry.
Sources: TÜRKPATENT geographical indications register; Regulation (EU) 2017/1220; Malatya Commodity Exchange via Anadolu Agency (August 2024).
Mark what you need; it goes out as one request. We reply with sizes, grades, packing, prices and the analysis for the lot.
Size, grade, moisture, sulphur level, packing and minimums come with the quotation.
Drag across the apricot. Sulphured fruit keeps its golden orange; natural fruit, dried without sulphur, turns brown and tastes deeper.
Treated with sulphur smoke before sun-drying. Golden yellow to orange, soft, lighter in taste. Sulphites must be declared on the label.
Sun-dried without sulphur, known in Türkiye as gün kurusu. Light to dark brown, firmer, with a deeper, caramel-like taste. No added sulphites.
Maximum sulphur dioxide allowed in dried apricots in the EU (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II).
Above this, sulphites must be declared as an allergen on the label in the EU (Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011).
Typical moisture of dried Malatya apricots; your specification can set a narrower range.
Your market may set other limits; tell us the destination and we quote to its rules. Each lot comes with its analysis.
Whole pitted apricots are sized by how many make a kilo: size 1 is the biggest, size 8 the smallest. Pick yours and see one kilo on the tray.
Count per kilo as used in the trade for Turkish dried apricots. Diced fruit is not sized.
Packing QuantityGrades, packing sizes and delivery dates are stated in the quotation, with the analysis for the lot.
AddedMalatya Kayısısı is a registered designation of origin in Türkiye and a protected designation of origin in the European Union.
Designation of origin registered by TÜRKPATENT on 26 February 2002. Holder: Malatya Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Entered in the EU register of protected designations of origin by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1220 of 16 June 2017.
These registrations protect the name. Which of our lots carry the Malatya Kayısısı name and logo is stated in the quotation.
Malatya’s drying apricots include these varieties; Hacıhaliloğlu is the best known.
Every lot is graded for size and colour and checked for moisture before it is packed, so the carton you open matches the sample you approved.
Ask for a sampleYes. The apricots come from our own facility and group company in Malatya. One office, one invoice and an analysis for every lot.
Sulphured apricots are treated with sulphur smoke before drying and stay golden orange. Natural apricots (gün kurusu) are dried without sulphur and turn light to dark brown. In the EU the limit for sulphur dioxide in dried apricots is 2,000 mg/kg, and sulphites above 10 mg/kg must be declared.
Whole pitted apricots are sized by count per kilo, from size 1 (up to 100 per kilo) to size 8 (220 or more). The size of each lot is stated in the quotation.
Whole pitted, halves and diced, sulphured or natural. Industrial grade and private-label retail packs are quoted too.
It depends on the form, the size and the packing, and is stated in the quotation. You can ask for a sample before you confirm.
English, French, German or Turkish. We reply in writing.
Process, form, size, packing, quantity and destination. We reply in writing with a price, the lot analysis and a delivery date.