Dried plums, also known as prunes, are made from the d’Agen plum or its descendants. They are sweet, moist, and rich in fiber, vitamin A, and potassium. Prunes have been used to maintain healthy bowel function and as a dessert ingredient. The negative connotations associated with prunes have led to a renaming of the fruit.
Dried plums are a dried type of plum, usually the oblong, sweet, European plum called d’Agen. Agen has since been grown in the United States, and has often just been referred to as a plum. The term plum itself comes from the old French pronne, which simply meant plum.
Dried plums are usually made from the d’Agen plum or its modern descendants such as the Stanley, Presidente, or Italian plum. However, the old French word for plum was still attached. So you often see these deep blue plums called plums or just plums. Plum drying used to be a great way to preserve fruit. Modern English also refers to the dry appearance, like of the hands or feet after a bath, as pruned or pruned.
Prunes are a very sweet and moist dried fruit. They are usually black to brown in color and wrinkled. They are dried in the sun or in the washing machine, but are partially reconstituted before packaging. This explains their moisture compared to most dried fruits.
As a food, the health benefits of prunes are significant. They have long been used to maintain healthy bowel function and are especially helpful in relieving constipation. A quarter-cup serving of prunes contains a healthy 12 percent of your daily dietary fiber requirement. Also, prunes are rich in vitamin A and potassium. Plum is also known for its antioxidant benefits, which contain a good amount of beta-carotene.
The plum can be eaten as it is or stewed for additional filling. Stewed plums with a little half-and-half or cream were once considered a pleasant dessert, as was the popular plum whip. Due to the use of dried plums and prune juice to help with constipation, prunes have started to bear undeserved negative connotations.
This has led to prunes being shrunken like prunes in recent years. For those who have always loved prunes, the renaming seems pretty silly. But for those who have negative associations with prunes, the “new” prune may tempt someone to try this sweet dried fruit.
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