Dried Fruit

Most cranberries are processed into products such as juice, sauce, jam, and sweetened dried cranberries, with the remainder sold fresh to consumers. Cranberry sauce is a traditional accompaniment to turkey at Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom and Thanksgiving dinners in the United States and Canada. Cranberries have moderate levels of vitamin C, dietary fibre and the essential dietary mineral, manganese, as well as other essential micronutrients.

Most cranberries are processed into products such as juice, sauce, jam, and sweetened dried cranberries, with the remainder sold fresh to consumers. Cranberry sauce is a traditional accompaniment to turkey at Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom and Thanksgiving dinners in the United States and Canada. Cranberries have moderate levels of vitamin C, dietary fibre and the essential dietary mineral, manganese, as well as other essential micronutrients.

Most cranberries are processed into products such as juice, sauce, jam, and sweetened dried cranberries, with the remainder sold fresh to consumers. Cranberry sauce is a traditional accompaniment to turkey at Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom and Thanksgiving dinners in the United States and Canada. Cranberries have moderate levels of vitamin C, dietary fibre and the essential dietary mineral, manganese, as well as other essential micronutrients.

Currants are dried berries of the small, sweet, seedless grapes. The currant is not related to black, red or white currants, which are berries of shrubs in the Ribes genus and not usually prepared in dried form. When dried, they are used in cooking, especially baking. In the United Kingdom, they are often used in scones, currant buns, Christmas cake, Christmas pudding and mincemeat. They are sometimes sold in mixtures as “mixed dried fruit”.

Currants are dried berries of the small, sweet, seedless grapes. The currant is not related to black, red or white currants, which are berries of shrubs in the Ribes genus and not usually prepared in dried form. When dried, they are used in cooking, especially baking. In the United Kingdom, they are often used in scones, currant buns, Christmas cake, Christmas pudding and mincemeat. They are sometimes sold in mixtures as “mixed dried fruit”.

Dates have been a staple food of the Middle East and the Indus Valley for thousands of years. They are believed to have originated around Iraq, and have been cultivated since ancient times from Mesopotamia to prehistoric Egypt, possibly as early as 4000 BCE. The Ancient Egyptians used the fruits to make date wine, and ate them at harvest. Dates provide a wide range of essential nutrients and are a very good source of dietary potassium. The sugar content of ripe dates is about 80%; the remainder consists of protein, fibre, and trace elements.

Dates have been a staple food of the Middle East and the Indus Valley for thousands of years. They are believed to have originated around Iraq, and have been cultivated since ancient times from Mesopotamia to prehistoric Egypt, possibly as early as 4000 BCE. The Ancient Egyptians used the fruits to make date wine, and ate them at harvest. Dates provide a wide range of essential nutrients and are a very good source of dietary potassium. The sugar content of ripe dates is about 80%; the remainder consists of protein, fibre, and trace elements.

The Fig is a temperate species native to southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region (from Afghanistan to Portugal) which has been widely cultivated from ancient times for its fruit. Figs can be eaten fresh or dried, and used in jam-making. Most commercial production is in dried or otherwise processed forms, since the ripe fruit does not transport well, and once picked does not keep well. Dried figs are a rich source of dietary fiber and the essential dietary mineral, manganese.

The Fig is a temperate species native to southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region (from Afghanistan to Portugal) which has been widely cultivated from ancient times for its fruit. Figs can be eaten fresh or dried, and used in jam-making. Most commercial production is in dried or otherwise processed forms, since the ripe fruit does not transport well, and once picked does not keep well. Dried figs are a rich source of dietary fiber and the essential dietary mineral, manganese.

Goji Berries are bright red berries that are sometimes known as ‘wolfberries’ or ‘Duke of Argyll’s Tea Tree’ or ‘Matrimony Vine’. They are the fruit from two species of boxthorn native to China and other parts of Eastern Asia. Goji Berries have bitter a woody, slightly raisiny taste – a bit like cranberry. They have long been referred to as a ‘Super Food’, they are packed with vitamin C and antioxidants.