MEBOS 500g (Lightly sulpured)

Mebos is perhaps the most distinctly South African product on our shelves — and one of the oldest. A traditional salted dried apricot (sometimes with a sugar coating), mebos is a Cape Malay and Afrikaner padkos institution that dates back centuries. The flavour is extraordinary: intensely tart, fruity, sweet, and savoury all at once — a combination that is genuinely addictive and unlike anything else in the world.

Nutritional Highlights (per 100g)

Health Benefits

• Vitamin A rich — the orange colour indicates high beta-carotene content, essential for eye and immune health
• High potassium — 1160mg per 100g supporting heart health and blood pressure
• Traditional digestive aid — the tartaric acid in mebos supports digestion
• Iron for energy — plant-based iron supporting red blood cell production

Goes Well With

• Keimoes Padstal Rooibos Tea — mebos and rooibos is the quintessential South African afternoon break
• Keimoes Padstal Guava Bites — a mixed South African fruit platter
• Keimoes Padstal Peach Rolls — trio of classic South African fruit confections

Best For

• Padkos — the most authentically South African road trip snack there is
• Gift hampers — a uniquely South African product that creates genuine surprise and delight
• Daily snacking — a heritage product that connects people to South African food culture