Joray Fruit Rolls are an apricot-based
fruit snack produced by Joseph Shalhoub & Son, Inc, founded 1886 by George Shalhoub after immigrating from
Lebanon
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. Joray Fruit Rolls were developed by Louis Shalhoub in the 1970s and have been produced in
New York City
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since then. The fruit roll is a derivative of the Lebanese confection,
amardeen, a thick paste made from dried apricots. Made from real fruit, these
fruit leather
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products are fat-free and
kosher
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.
Flavors
Joray Fruit Rolls come in 10 different flavors.
*Apricot
*Strawberry
*Watermelon
*Cherry
*Sour Apple
*Pineapple
*Grape
*Fruit Punch
*Raspberry
*Sour Plum
*''Orange (discontinued)''
Other flavors such as Sour Plum are found at certain times and locations.
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20070807044309/http://www.nypress.com/17/41/food/GabriellaGershenson2.cfm
External links
New York Press ArticleJoraycandy.comTime Out NY article
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