Knowledge Base > Deb Kennedy, PhD - Culinary Medicine: A Focus on Fruit
Deb Kennedy, PhD - Culinary Medicine: A Focus on Fruit
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Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern
Join Dr. Deb for this engaging session where she takes fruit from the clinic to your plate. She delves into the heart of culinary medicine, focusing on the vital role fruits play in … Read More.
Question:
Does dried fruit have the same nutritional value as fresh fruit?
— Diane Kirschner
Answer:
This is a good question, Diane. So, nope. And it has a lot more sugar because you could sit down and eat a plum and you probably fill up, but if you sat down and ate a bunch of prunes, you're gonna get more fiber from the dried fruit. But, um, the drying process, you're gonna lose a lot of your, at least your water soluble vitamins in there. Um, dried fruit, again, higher in fiber. I mean, yes, higher in fiber, but also really high in sugar. So you gotta watch that.
