One serving of dried fruit provides much of the same vitamins and minerals as its fresh equivalent. It also supplies a healthy dose of dietary fiber and polyphenols (plant compounds that act as ...

Fresh fruit is tasty and nutritious – but it also tends to go bad pretty quickly. Dried fruit, on the other hand, lasts much longer, but it often gets a bad rap for its high sugar content.

And while it's not exactly the same as eating fresh fruit, freeze-dried fruit has the benefit of being exceedingly shelf stable and portable, New York-based registered dietitian Theresa Gentile ...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology in Anhui, China, have found that adding dried fruit to your breakfast can reduce your risk of dying from heart disease by 18% and cancer ...

Dried fruit eaters also had 1.3 more complete bowel ... increase other fiber-providing foods in your diet, such as fresh and frozen fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans “Whatever works ...

fruit cakes containing both dried and fresh fruit will go mouldy more quickly. Fruit cakes that have been matured and fed with alcohol can be stored for a year or more. When making dense fruit ...