Nutrition and dietetic experts recommend consuming -at least- 5 servings of fruits and vegetables, because they have a significant amount of nutrients, vitamins, fiber and water, which is why they are extremely beneficial for health.
Not surprisingly, on previous occasions we have also dealt with the calories in fruits, knowing that they ultimately consist of foods that, in addition to being healthy, are ideal for weight loss diets and for those who wish to control or lose weight.
But what about dried fruits? Are they equally beneficial for health? Or do they lose vitamins, minerals, and nutrients? We reveal it to you in the following lines.
Dried fruits are equally healthy for health
During the drying process of fresh fruit, its water content is drastically reduced, which is why the concentration of nutrients tends to increase.
However, due to their abundance in simple carbohydrates, they contain a high caloric value, since, for example, dried plums have approximately 163 calories (every 100 grams), or the 236 calories of apricot dried apricots (every 100 grams).
Nutritional values of dried fruits
Among the different groups of vitamins that we can find in dried fruits, the following stand out: provitamin A, vitamin B1 (thiamine) and vitamin B3 (niacin).
They also have minerals, such as calcium, iron and potassium, being ideal for both children and the elderly.
Of course, it must be taken into account that processes such as the use of sulfur compounds during drying destroy vitamin B1.
Benefits and properties of dried fruits
Although dried fruits have a high caloric value, they do contain many benefits and health properties.
This is so because they have a high content of soluble fiber, which gives them laxative properties, while allowing the release of sugar in the blood to take place gradually.
For example, dried fruits such as dates or plums are extremely effective in treating constipation, as they have a large amount of insoluble fiber (cellulose).
