RUBY ROYAL PARENT (2 Pound (pack 2))

These jumbo Ruby Royal apricot halves, in the 5 lb size, are soft, sweet, and tangy. Their sweetness and softness indicate they were harvested almost fully ripe. They have a decent amount of that distinct apricot aroma. I like them a lot. These Ruby Royals are both sweeter and less sour than Blenheim, although Blenheim has a more pronounced apricot aroma. To give a sense of comparison on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 5 is best and 1 is worst): Traina Jumbo Ruby Royal apricots: 4 on sweetness, 4 on aroma. Good balance between sweetness, sourness, and aroma. It's not the most aromatic apricot, but it's also less sour than Blenheim, so Ruby Royal apricots offer a good compromise. Blenheim (sulfured) apricots: 2 on sweetness, 5 on aroma. Blenheim apricots have the most pronounced traditional apricot aroma typically found in better apricot jams and preserves, but can be quite sour unless fully ripe. Typical Turkish (sulfured) apricots available at Costco and supermarkets: 5 for sweetness, 0 for aroma. Turkish apricots have the highest sugar content and have no sourness at all, but unfortunately, they have no apricot aroma whatsoever.

For decades I have bought dried apricots in stores and they have been ok. Some are soft and sweet, some firm and sour no overall consistency so I just thought that’s the dried apricot market and I should just accept it. My box arrived yesterday and I indulged by enjoying 20 of them. Every single one was soft and sweet and CONSISTENTLY delicious. I’m NEVER buying apricots from stores again.

First few were a bit tasteless, looked perfect, colors perfect, gooey texture, seemed all flavor was missing, like it had been steamed and flavors evaporated off .. disappointed as my taste Love has always been Apricots. All over the World, first in Australia, then Asia, Europe, Turkey, now California. I think what we get is that.. A big blue bag of slightly cooked Apricots, left in bag to reabsorb all the flavor. Once we dig deeper, it was like there was a film sprayed over the Apricot cube, to stop it sticking to the bag. Some of the flavor is masked by that sprayed on oil-like film. Digging further into the cube, the Apricots are heavenly. Take great CARE and SKILL not to eat too many. 5 to 10 are my personal Daily limits. Like eating perfectly Ripe Apricots, only shrunk down with 100% no yuck guarantee. Better than best sugar candy. This stuff is the real deal .. 100% delicious, truly Best in the World for value, taste, texture, speed of delivery and best of all, shear culinary ecstasy. CAUTION - Do not overeat, will cause bloating and possible wind.

excellent product, much better than Turkish variety of apricots. Downside is these are too expensive to routinely buy

I have really liked my past orders of this product - the apricots have been very flavorable and fresh. Although this 2lb bag of apricots is fresh tasting they have absolutely no flavor - no apricot taste - no flavor at all - just chewy orange globs with a hint of sulfur.

The product arrived in a thin blue colored plastic bag within a cardboard box. It was open and there was nothing suggesting an attempt to seal the product. The apricots are pale, lacking any orange color I'd expected. Flavor is terribly lacking! No tartness, not sweet & sour as I love in apricots; Just bland and and flavorless. The fruit is too muscular, not squishy and moist. Dry, stringy, and a turn-off for us. Tried using it with prunes, sweetener, cinnamon and clove in a compote but there was no apricot flavor. So disappointing! I need to return this product as I don't believe I can use it. I went to a Sprouts store and found incredible apricots for $2.49/lb.. That's a fraction of the price I paid for the product through Amazon. Ordinarily I'm very pleased with my purchases from Amazon. This is the first item I find unacceptable.

Super delicious! All the family loves these California apricots. They don’t even compare to Turkish apricots.

Apricot taste good, but could they at least close/secure the bag with a knot, zip-tie,or twist tie so you would feel like maybe your edibles weren't touched, tampered with, or contaminated!?! 😖

Estos chabacanos llegaron tarde, cafés y chiquitos. Trate de obtener un reembolso. No lo logré ; creo que no envié la foto en tiempo. Era un encargo y la verdad no fui a casa de quienes me lo encargaron a retratar…