Table 2.

Nutrient composition of dried fruits (per 100 g).

Nutrient	Apples a	Apricots a	Currants (Zante)	Cranberries b	Dates c	Figs	Peaches a	Pears a	Plums/Prunes	Raisins d
Energy, Kcal	243	241	283	308	282	249	239	262	240	299
Water, g	31.76	30.89	19.21	15.79	20.53	30.05	31.80	26.69	30.92	15.43
Fat, g	0.32	0.51	0.27	1.09	0.39	0.93	0.76	0.63	0.38	0.46
CHO, g	65.89	62.64	74.08	82.80	75.03	63.87	61.33	69.70	63.88	79.18
Sugars, g	57.19	53.44	67.28	72.56	63.35	47.92	41.74	62.20	38.13	59.19
Fructose, g	NA	12.47	NA	26.96	19.56	22.93	13.49	NA	12.45	29.68
Protein, g	0.93	3.39	4.08	0.17	2.45	3.30	3.61	1.87	2.18	3.07
Fiber, g	8.7	7.3	6.8	5.3	8.0	9.8	8.2	7.5	7.1	3.7
Ca, mg	14	55	86	9	39	162	28	34	43	50
Fe, mg	1.40	2.66	3.26	0.39	1.02	2.03	4.06	2.10	0.93	1.88
Mg, mg	16	32	41	4	43	68	42	33	41	32
Na, mg	87	10	8	5	2	10	7	6	2	11
K, mg	450	1162	892	49	656	680	996	533	732	749
Cu, mg	0.19	0.34	0.47	0.06	0.21	0.29	0.36	0.37	0.28	0.32
β-carotene, µg	0	2163	43	27	6	6	1074	2	394	0
α-carotene, µg	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	57	0
Lutein-Zeaxanthin, µg	0	0	0	138	75	32	559	50	148	0
Vitamin A, IU	0	3604	73	46	10	10	2163	3	781	0
Total phenols, mg GAE/100g e	324	248	NA	NA	661	960	283	679	938	1065

Data is for traditional dried fruits which is defined as those with no added sugars, typically sun-dried or dried with minimal processing. Nutrient information is taken from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nutrient Database Standard Reference, Release 28 [9]. CHO, carbohydrates; GAE, gallic acid equivalents; IU, international unit; NA, not available. ^a Sulfured; ^b sweetened; ^c Deglet noor is the common variety; ^d seedless; ^e Total phenol content was obtained from Alasalvar and Shahidi [8].