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What is Dried Fruit?

Mariani - Frequently Asked Questions
Dried fruit is fresh fruit that has been dried naturally in the sun or in dehydration machines. Moisture is removed from the fresh fruit, which makes it more portable and convenient than fresh fruit. However, it does not remove the natural vitamins and antioxidants, making dried fruit as healthy and good for you as fresh fruit!

What is the proper way to store my dried fruit?

Mariani - Frequently Asked Questions
Mariani product should be resealed when not being used, and ideally stored at room temperature. Mariani products can also be refrigerated, but it's not necessary to do so. The beauty of dried fruit is that it can withstand varying degrees of temperature and still taste great. Keep a bag in your car, backpack, locker or anywhere you need to grab a quick snack.

How do I know when my dried fruit is too old to eat?

Mariani - Frequently Asked Questions
All Mariani products have a BEST BEFORE date located on the back of the packages. The month and year lists the ideal shelf life of the fruit.

What is Unsulphured dried fruit?

Vegan Sweet Tooth- FAQ
This is fruit that has been dried but not preserved with sulphur dioxide. You may notice that these unsulphured fruits may be darker in color but still taste sweet and delicious. Sulphur Dioxide - is a gas know to be found in volcanoes, a toxic agent in acid rain, and is used as an insecticide.

what temperature is your fruit dried?

Living Tree Community Foods
Our apricots, peaches, nectarines and dates are sundried. Figs are sundried, refrigerated and then put in a warm water bath. Kiwis are dried at 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Bananas and mangos are dried at 120 degrees Fahrenheit for 24 hours. Macadamias are dried at 100 degrees Fahrenheit (to 1.5% moisture)

Is dried fruit healthy like regular fruit?

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Do dried fruit and fruit juice count as a portion of fruit?

The Heart and Stroke Foundation | South Africa
They do count as part of the five servings a day recommended for good health. But since they are a concentrated source of sugar, they shouldn't be taken in large amounts. Fruit juice often has sugar or concentrated fruit juice extracts added, which makes the total sugar content higher than the equivalent fresh fruit portion. Dried fruit is high in fibre, but as all the water has been removed, people tend to eat larger quantities, which means they consume more sugar.

Are processed fruit bars that are made up of purely dried fruit allowed?

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Bars that are purely dried fruit in its original form (i.e. not processed and extruded into a 'bar' or 'leather') count as fruit and are therefore permitted under the standards. Processed fruit bars have been excluded from food provision during the school day because the physical characteristics of processed fruit bars are changed during processing.

Dried fruit is sweet, why is this allowed and confectionary not?

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Fruit is an excellent source of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. Results from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey showed that British children are eating less than half the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables each day. This puts them at risk of heart disease and some cancers in later life. The School Food Trust recommends that there should be a variety of fruit and vegetables available in all school food outlets to encourage children to meet their 5-a-day goal.

Are Newman's Own Organics dried fruit products certified kosher?

NEWMAN'S OWN ORGANICS-Frequently Asked Questions
All of Newman's Own Organics dried fruit products are certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union. You will find the circle U symbol on all Newman's dried fruit packaging.

Are Newman's Own Organics dried fruit products gluten and allergen free?

NEWMAN'S OWN ORGANICS-Frequently Asked Questions
All of our dried fruit products are produced in a facility that is peanut, tree nut, milk, gluten, and casein free. All of our products that contain allergens are packed in a separate facility and strict procedures are in place to prevent cross contamination.

Is Sulfur Dioxide added to Newman's Own Organics dried fruit products?

NEWMAN'S OWN ORGANICS-Frequently Asked Questions
No, Sulfur Dioxide is expressly prohibited by the California Organic Foods Act of 1990. All of Newman's Own Organics Organic dried fruit products are 100% USDA Organic, with no additives or preservatives.

May I have fruit with meals?

Sugar Busters!®
Yes. Eating fruit with meals may cause indigestion or "heartburn" for some people. However, if you do not have this problem, fruit may be eaten with a meal.

Can you get pregnant from dried semen?

Birth Control FAQ
Although sperm can live for up to six days inside the female body, tends to not live very long outside of the human body, unless under clinical situatuons.

How do you clean dried ink off type?

Frequently Asked Questions for letterpress
I use ovencleaner. Chas Klensch, Underground Press, NYC I understand that oven cleaner is basicly lye, which is what the old timers used. I read somewhere not to use lye for cleaning (I think they were trying to sell some sort of chemical instead) so I ran out and tried it. It works so well on metal type that the stuff looks new. The problem is it cleans so effectively, the type may start to corrode unless you put some oil on it to preserve it. Lye is readily available at grocery stores.

How are they washed and dried? Will they shrink?

Bauerfeind. Motion is Life. / Service / FAQ
They are machine washable on a gentle cycle and machine dryable on low heat. To extend the life of the product, you may opt to air dry. With proper care, they do not shrink.

Q8: What is the ratio of freeze-dried herb product to fresh? To dried?

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Litehouse Freeze-dried herbs are used 1:1. One teaspoon fresh equals one teaspoon freeze-dried . Litehouse Freeze-dried herbs rehydrate instantly. Do not refrigerate upon opening.

Why The Fruit Juice Concentrates?

Radical Health Goji FAQ
For most, Gojis are an acquired taste. The addition of other fruit juices evens the taste. When I asked Dr Earl Mindell why "cooked concentrates" were added to this juice his response was all the juices in Himalayan Goji Juice are cold processed. I looked on the bottle and sure enough the "This product pasteurized." note was conspicuously missing. He had my attention now. Dr. Earl went on to talk about how they were unable to find any cold processed, pesticide free concentrates.

Can I feed fruit?

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Yes, only one type of fruit should be fed at a time. Also, fruit should not be fed within 30 to 60 minutes of the main food.

Are coconuts a nut, fruit, or vegetable?

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - Tropical Traditions
Actually, they can be classified as all three in some form. The meat of the coconut is usually referred to as fruit, and the coconut itself is the nut, or seed, that will reproduce into a coconut palm tree if allowed to sprout and grow, and the oil made from coconuts is classified as a “vegetable oil” in terms of commodity trading.
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