The Sneaky Sugar in Dried Fruit

According to Joe Vinson, professor of chemistry at the University of Scranton, “Dried fruits are an excellent source of fiber and a concentrated source of antioxidants,”. Some nutrition experts even believe that eating dried fruit can sometimes be more beneficial than eating fresh fruit. When consuming dried fruit, it’s important to remember that, once fruit is dried, the sugars become much more concentrated. Drying fruit reducing their serving size by about 75%, so paying attention to portion sizes when consuming dried fruit is of utmost importance, as it can be easy to consume a entire days worth of sugar in one sitting.

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