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Dry Fruits

Fruits that have been dried to preserve them, like raisins, dates, and apricots, making them sweet, chewy, and perfect for snacks.

Apricots (dried)
Apricots (dried)
Fun Fact Apricots are a great source of vitamin A, which aids in improving eye health. Apricots are a relative of the peach. Apricots do not contain saturated fat, sodium, or cholesterol.
Dates
Dates
Fun Fact Estimated to originate in 3000 BC, dates are considered the world’s most ancient cultivated tree. Its origins are located in Iraq, yet this fruit was used throughout North Africa and the Middle East as a source of nourishment and nutrition.
Dried Banana Chips
Dried Banana Chips
Fun Fact Banana chips were originally made by sun-drying sliced bananas. Today, they’re more commonly fried or baked.
Dried Cranberries
Dried Cranberries
Fun Fact Indigenous peoples valued the cranberry for medicinal properties, as a food source, and as a natural dye. Cranberry products are usually sweetened because, unlike other berries, cranberries are naturally low in sugar and high in acidity, making them very tart.
Dried Mango
Dried Mango
Fun Fact Mangos are a rich source of Vitamin C. The nutritional value differs slightly from that of a fresh mango as a result of the drying process. The Vitamin C content is reduced, but the dried fruit still contains a significant amount of fibre and antioxidants.
Figs
Figs
Fun Fact Figs naturally help hold in moisture in baked goods, keeping them fresher.
Prunes
Prunes
Fun Fact Plums grow on trees and grow best with full sun exposure. Plums do not sweeten after they are picked, but they will soften. Plums are high in vitamin C, A and fiber. Dried plums are sometimes called prunes and are a great snack.
Raisins
Raisins
Fun Fact Contrary to popular belief that most raisins are made from red grapes, Thompson grapes ranks as the most popular variety in the U.S and in North America where it accounts to 95 percent of grapes produced in the continent.