DRIED FRUIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dried fruit mean? 

• DRIED FRUIT (noun)
  The noun DRIED FRUIT has 1 sense:

1. fruit preserved by drying

  Familiarity information: DRIED FRUIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRIED FRUIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fruit preserved by drying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("dried fruit" is a kind of...):

edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dried fruit"):

dried apricot (apricots preserved by drying)

prune (dried plum)

raisin (dried grape)

 Context examples 

The possibilities of freeze-dried fruit powder have been previously known but not technically quantified.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

Cereal-based bread which is rich in soluble fibre, proteins and dried fruit provides a balanced breakfast solution that is quick and easy, improving appetite as well as glycemic and insulinemic responses.

(Researchers reveal potential of bread that suppresses appetite, University of Granada)

Bilbao-Sainz became intrigued with the idea of freeze-dried fruit powders as ice cream stabilizers when an all-natural dessert maker came looking for scientific facts about them.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

Researchers from the University of Granada, in collaboration with the company Puratos, have conducted an in-depth study on the potential benefits of a cereal-based bread enriched with soluble fibre, proteins and dried fruit.

(Researchers reveal potential of bread that suppresses appetite, University of Granada)

We discovered that some of the freeze-dried fruit powders—especially strawberries—completely prevent the melt-down of dairy frozen desserts similar to ice cream made with whole milk, whole whipping cream, sugar and skim milk powder, Bilbao-Sainz said.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

The study shows how the consumption of the cereal-based bread, which contains a variety of flours (wheat, oats, and spelt) and contains 22% dried fruit (figs, apricots, raisins), sates the appetite more than standard breads and alleviates hunger in healthy adults.

(Researchers reveal potential of bread that suppresses appetite, University of Granada)