Apricot is a natural source of polyphenols and other phytochemicals such as b-carotene
and ascorbic acid that contribute to its antioxidant activity. Various organic solvents such as hexane,
ether, methanol, and ethanol are used to obtain fruit extracts for different purposes.
However,
to extract the vital phytochemicals from a fruit, an efficient solvent along with certain other process
parameters could reduce the process inputs there by increasing the process efficiency.