Health Benefits Of Dried Fruit
Through the process of fruit drying, almost all the water content is removed from the fruit with raisins, dates, prunes and apricots most commonly going through this process although a whole range of fruit can be dried with a 30g portion of dried fruit making up one of your five-a-day whereas the rough equivalent of fresh fruit would be consuming 80g.
Due to our wholesale dried fruit containing less water than their fresh counterparts, they are a more concentrated source of natural vitamins and minerals whilst being rich in plant compounds with protective antioxidant properties, including anthocyanins, catechins and phenols, compounds that are associated with health benefits such as improved blood flow and a lower risk of certain diseases, including heart disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes.
Containing roughly two to three times the amount of fibre that fresh fruit, dried fruit supplies important support to our digestive function and assists in lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease.