Editing Apricot (section)

===Kernel===
{{Main|Apricot kernel}}
Due to their natural [[amygdalin]] content, culinary uses for the kernel are limited. Oil made from apricot kernels is safe for human consumption without treatment because amygdalin is not oil soluble. Ground up shells are used in [[cosmetics]] as an exfoliant.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Southey |first1=Flora |title=Are fruit seeds the new nuts? |url=https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2021/05/14/Are-fruit-seeds-the-new-nuts-Meet-the-start-up-upcycling-fruit-kernels-into-oil-flour-and-alt-milk |website=foodnavigator.com |date=14 May 2021 |publisher=Food Navigator |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524084606/https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2021/05/14/Are-fruit-seeds-the-new-nuts-Meet-the-start-up-upcycling-fruit-kernels-into-oil-flour-and-alt-milk |url-status=live }}</ref> As an exfoliant, it provides an alternative to plastic [[microbeads]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pierre-Louis |first1=Kendra |title=800 Trillion Plastic Microbeads Go Down Drains Every Day |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/800-trillion-plastic-microbeads-go-down-drains-every-day/ |website=pbs.org |date=8 October 2015 |publisher=PBS |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509180540/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/800-trillion-plastic-microbeads-go-down-drains-every-day/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! colspan=2|Apricot production – 2022
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!  style="background:#ddf; width:50%;"| Country
!  style="background:#ddf; width:25%;"| <small>millions of [[tonne]]s<br/></small>
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|{{TUR}} ||0.80
|-
|{{UZB}} ||0.45
|-
|{{IRN}} ||0.31
|-
|{{ITA}} ||0.23
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|{{ALG}} ||0.20
|-
|'''World''' ||'''3.86'''
|-
|colspan=2|<small>Source: [[FAOSTAT]], [[United Nations]]<ref name=faostat/></small>
|}