Dried Fruit

The term Banana usually refers to the sweet fruit that is botanically a berry, produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. The fruit is often varied in size colour and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind which is may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe. The fruit can be eaten raw or can be cooked and added to desserts and baked goods. The leaves of the banana plant are can also be used in cooking as something to cook in or on in many cultures.

Barberries are rich in vitamin C and have a sharp acid flavour. In Europe for many centuries the berries were used for culinary purposes in ways comparable to how citrus peel might be used. The country in which they are used the most, is Iran where they are referred to as “Zereshk” . The berries are common in Iranian (Persian) cuisine such as in rice pilafs (known as “Zereshk Polo”) and as a flavouring for poultry meat. Due to their inherent sour flavor, they are sometimes cooked with sugar before being added to Persian rice.

Blueberries are perennial flowering plants with indigo-colored berries. They have a sweet taste when mature, with variable acidity. Blueberries can be eaten fresh or further processed in another dish. Often added to baking or used to make jam, the indigo skins of the fruit add colour to any dish. Blueberries also contain micronutrients with moderate levels of the essential dietary minerals manganese, vitamin C, vitamin K and dietary fibre.

Blueberries are perennial flowering plants with indigo-colored berries. They have a sweet taste when mature, with variable acidity. Blueberries can be eaten fresh or further processed in another dish. Often added to baking or used to make jam, the indigo skins of the fruit add colour to any dish. Blueberries also contain micronutrients with moderate levels of the essential dietary minerals manganese, vitamin C, vitamin K and dietary fibre.

Bing Cherries are mostly grown in the Pacific Northwest States of America and California. Bing Cherries are large sweet Cherries are packed full of health-benefiting nutrients and unique antioxidants, dietary fibre and vitamin C are the nutrients in highest content while other vitamins and dietary minerals are also present. Botanically, the fruit is a “drupe” (stone fruit). The Bing cherry is mostly produced for the fresh fruit market however some of the crop is dried to make soft chewy naturally sweet cherries.

Cherries are packed full of health-benefiting nutrients and unique antioxidants, dietary fibre and vitamin C are the nutrients in highest content while other vitamins and dietary minerals are also present. Cherries are native to Eastern Europe and Asia Minor regions. Botanically, the fruit is a “drupe” (stone fruit). Although several species of cherries exist, two popular cultivars are the black sweet-cherry, and sour or red tart-cherry.

Cherries are packed full of health-benefiting nutrients and unique antioxidants, dietary fibre and vitamin C are the nutrients in highest content while other vitamins and dietary minerals are also present. Cherries are native to Eastern Europe and Asia Minor regions. Botanically, the fruit is a “drupe” (stone fruit). Although several species of cherries exist, two popular cultivars are the black sweet-cherry, and sour or red tart-cherry.

Cherries are packed full of health-benefiting nutrients and unique antioxidants, dietary fibre and vitamin C are the nutrients in highest content while other vitamins and dietary minerals are also present. Cherries are native to Eastern Europe and Asia Minor regions. Botanically, the fruit is a “drupe” (stone fruit). Although several species of cherries exist, two popular cultivars are the black sweet-cherry, and sour or red tart-cherry.

Cherries are packed full of health-benefiting nutrients and unique antioxidants, dietary fibre and vitamin C are the nutrients in highest content while other vitamins and dietary minerals are also present. Cherries are native to Eastern Europe and Asia Minor regions. Botanically, the fruit is a “drupe” (stone fruit). Although several species of cherries exist, two popular cultivars are the black sweet-cherry, and sour or red tart-cherry.

Cherries are packed full of health-benefiting nutrients and unique antioxidants, dietary fibre and vitamin C are the nutrients in highest content while other vitamins and dietary minerals are also present. Cherries are native to Eastern Europe and Asia Minor regions. Botanically, the fruit is a “drupe” (stone fruit). Although several species of cherries exist, two popular cultivars are the black sweet-cherry, and sour or red tart-cherry.