Elberta peaches (or "lospit perskes" if you're Afrikaans) are characterised by a freestone and soft texture, making them ideal for drying. The fruit is cut in half so the stone can be removed easily. These halves are then dried cup-up on wooden trays in the sun. Elberta Peaches are one of the most attractive in appearance, making them a great choice for gift platters.

Ingredients: Peaches, Preservative: Sulphur dioxide

Allergens: This product has been made in a factory that uses both peanuts and tree nuts

Dehydrated fruits are an easy and convenient way to reach your recommended daily fruits intake.

Nutrition Information

Dried fruit is highly nutritious. One piece of dried fruit contains about the same amount of nutrients as the fresh fruit, but condensed in a much smaller package.

By weight, dried fruit contains up to 3.5 times the fiber, vitamins and minerals of fresh fruit.

Therefore, one serving can provide a large percentage of the daily recommended intake of many vitamins and minerals, such as folate (1Trusted Source).

However, there are some exceptions. For example, the vitamin C content is significantly reduced when the fruit is dried (2Trusted Source).

There's a huge range of dried fruits available from our store, all with varied nutrient profiles.

One cup of mixed dried fruit contains approximately (dependant on the variety and ratios per fruit):

• Calories: 480
• Protein: 4 grams
• Fat: 0 grams
• Carbohydrates: 112 grams
• Fiber: 8 grams
• Sugar: 92 grams

Generally speaking, the most common micronutrients found in dried fruit include:

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Calcium
• Iron
• Potassium

For example, raisins are especially high in vitamin C and iron. Prunes, on the other hand, have more vitamin A.

The micronutrients in dried fruit have been linked to a few different health benefits. This means that these sweet treats aren't just empty calories.

Potential Risks of Dried Fruit

For just about every type of dried fruit out there, health concerns come with their high concentrations of sugar, carbs and calories. When you dry fruit, you are concentrating all of its nutrients into a smaller package. That means you eat less dried fruit by weight to reach the same caloric threshold of fresh fruit.

Weight Gain

While dried fruit is high in fiber, its high sugar content can actually lead to weight gain. Fresh fruit is a better option. In fresh fruit, the high fiber content is accompanied by a high water content. Both of these factors help you feel full faster, thus consuming fewer overall calories.

Diabetes Concerns

People with diabetes must be mindful about dried fruit. All fruit, fresh or dried, must be factored in when building your meal plan. Dried fruit in particular should only be consumed in small portions.

Sulfites are added to some dried fruit to preserve color, which may cause adverse effects in sensitive individuals. To avoid sulfites, choose dried fruit that is brown or grayish rather than brightly colored.

Ways to Incorporate Dried Fruits into your Diet

Eating dried fruits as a snack isn't the only way you can incorporate them into your diet. Dried food can also be used in creative ways for cooking, which will not only allow you to diversify your meals but also boost your nutrient intake. Here are some ideas you may want to consider:

• Dried fruit is a great addition as a topping. You can add raisins to oatmeal, dried strawberries to cereals or cranberries to salads.
• Use dried fruits as an addition to sauces. Just make sure you rehydrate them before adding them to your dishes.
• Add dried fruits to different types of bread and pastries like raisin bread or cranberry scones. Again, make sure you soak them in water before using them in your recipes.
• Shorten the baking time for oatmeal raisin cookies so the fruits stay nice and plump.
• You can rehydrate your dried fruit in drinks like wine, tea, water or juice.

Disclaimer: Even though every effort is made to ensure the image depicts the product accurately in color, size, and appearance, lighting and photography performance among other factors cannot guarantee you will receive the product as pictured.

Due to the sensitive nature of nuts, it is possible that some may be damaged or broken during transportation. In addition, we cannot guarantee that each pack contains 100% whole/unbroken products, but we make every effort to ensure our packaging is as secure and strong as possible. The nuts or other products may also be damaged or broken during transit from our manufacturers, so it is sometimes impossible to guarantee 100% whole contents without some broken pieces.