Pankhani ya zipatso, akatswiri ambiri amavomereza mokomera zipatso zatsopano. Komabe, zoona zake n’zakuti zipatso zouma zikhoza kukhala zowonjezeretsa ku zakudya zopatsa thanzi zikadyedwa mopambanitsa. Ndikoyenera kudziwa kuti zipatso zouma ndi zouma ndizosiyana. Zina, monga zoumba zoumba, zili ndi shuga wambiri koma zopatsa thanzi (kupatula ayironi). . Kapu ya ma apricots owuma imakhala ndi 94% ya mtengo watsiku ndi tsiku wa vitamini A ndi 19% yamtengo watsiku ndi tsiku wachitsulo. Ma apricots owuma alinso ndi calcium ndi vitamini C pang'ono.
Ma apricots owuma nthawi zambiri amatchulidwa ngati njira yabwino kwambiri pazipatso zonse zouma. Kuipa kwa zipatso zouma ndikuti ambiri a iwo amataya kuchuluka kwa zakudya zawo panthawi yokonza. Sulfur dioxide amawonjezeredwa ku zipatso zina zouma kuti asunge mtundu ndi kukoma. Pakadali pano, mankhwalawa amawononga zakudya zina, makamaka thiamine. Makampani ena amathira zipatso asanawume pofuna kupha zomwe zingawononge ndikufulumizitsa kuyanika. Tsoka ilo, blanching imapha vitamini C, monga zinthu zina zambiri. Kusiyana kwa zopatsa mphamvu kumakhala koonekeratu pankhani ya ma apricots owuma ndi ma apricots atsopano.