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desiccated fruit; dried fruit (Dried fruit is fruit that has been dried to remove some of the fruit's moisture, either naturally or through use of a machine, such as a food dehydrator. Raisins, prunes and dates are examples of popular dried fruits. Other fruits such as apples, apricots, bananas, cherries, cranberries, figs, kiwifruit, mangoes, peaches, pears, persimmons, pineapples, strawberries, blueberries and tomatoes can be dried. Some products sold as dried, like papaya and pineapples are actually candied fruit. Dried banana are sometimes fried. wiki Alexander Demidov) |
