Why does dried fruit (pineapple, cranberries) not have the same nutrition (vitamins C and A) as unprocessed?

Category: nutrition vitamins

I bought a bag of dried pineapple and it lists Vitamins C and A as 0%. Whole pineapple is full of the stuff. There’s no sugar, and citric acid is listed as the only other ingredient.

Cooking fruits and vegetables deteriorates their nutritional content. Drying is a form of cooking.

Also, some dried fruits are first processed to remove their juices for sale elsewhere, and a lot of the nutrients are drained with the juice.

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October 27th, 2009
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  1. Craig B Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 8:00 pm

    Cooking fruits and vegetables deteriorates their nutritional content. Drying is a form of cooking.

    Also, some dried fruits are first processed to remove their juices for sale elsewhere, and a lot of the nutrients are drained with the juice.
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  2. melissa h Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    drying out the fruits takes away the juice, hence where the nutrition is… its like taking the blood out of our bodies…
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  3. cherry coke Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 9:09 pm

    your dried pineapples don’t have sugar? why the heck are you eating it? dired fruits are something like candy, or snacks. they aren’t eaten for health benefits.
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  4. Mikki Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    You eat dried fruits like prunes (dried plums) for the antioxidants.
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