Monday, July 20, 2009

DRY FRUIT

Dried fruit is one of the healthy fruit, which has been dried naturally or also through machine, such as a dehydrator. Some of the dry fruit varieties are Raisins, plums and dates. Dry fruit is alternate for fresh fruit, a good Dried fruit has a long shelf life. Instead of refrigerating a fruit drying is a very famous way to preserve fruit.

Dried fruit is very often used in baking mixes, breakfast cereals and making cake. It is always being a healthy snack and the quality is improving all the time. Due to the water loss during the dehydration, dried fruit has a stronger, more intense of flavor. Dry fruits without sulfur dioxide are good for health; commercially prepared dried fruit contain sulfur dioxide which triggers asthma.

Dehiscent Dry Fruit:

These are some fruits that are opening to discharge seeds and shed seeds in to the environment by own.

Indehiscent Dry Fruits:

These are another variety fruit that are not opening to discharge seeds, that means they fail to open in any way and are shed as a fruit for dispersal.

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