Abstract: Apricots aremajorfruit cropin our climatic zone. They have become a strategic crop raw materialdue to their chemicalcomposition and wide usefulnessfor food processors. Fruits containhigh levels ofantioxidantactivesubstances such asvitamins,provitamins, minerals and polyphenols.The aim ofthis study wasto assess thequality of theeightvarieties ofapricots(´Detskij´, ´Cegledikedves´, ´Goldtropfen´, ´Velkopavlovická´, ´Maďarská´, ´Vestar´, ´Velbora´ and ´Veharda´) for their potential use in the production ofbaby foodbased onsoluble dry mattercontent,totalandreducingsugars, organic acidsandcarotenoid content.Based on our results, as the most suitablefor the production ofbabyfoodwereidentified varieties ´Cegledikedves´, ´Goldtropfen´ and ´Detskij´ which were the best in all keyindicators monitored compared to all selected varieties.