Dried fruit is fresh fruit after peeling, taking the core, sugar boiling, soaking, drying and finishing packaging and other major processes made of food, bright and transparent, dry surface, slightly viscous, moisture content of 20% or less. There are many kinds of preserved fruits, the famous traditional products are apple preserved, pickled horn preserved, apricot preserved, pear preserved, peach preserved, Ping fruit preserved, green plum, hawthorn slices, fruit leather, etc..

Two, the nutrients of dried fruit

Dried fruit preserves in the sugar content of up to 35% or more, and the content of converted sugar can account for about 10% of the total amount of sugar, from the nutritional point of view, it is easy to be absorbed and utilized. In addition, it also contains fruit acids, minerals and vitamin C, which is a food with high nutritional value.

The efficacy of the role of the dried fruit has the effect of enhancing appetite, strengthening the body, nourishing Yin and tonifying the deficiency. It is suitable for both young and old, about 20 grams each time.

In addition, some of the dried fruit has a high salt content, some contain a large number of sweeteners, preservatives and color additives, consumption should pay attention to the choice.

Three, the classification of dried fruit

Dried fruit can be divided into low-sugar dried fruit and high-sugar dried fruit according to the sugar content. Low-sugar dried fruit sugar content of 40% to 55%, high-sugar dried fruit sugar content is generally more than 60%. Currently on the market for most of the low-sugar dried fruit.

(A) according to the product form and flavor classification

1. Dried fruit, also known as dry preserves, basic to maintain the shape of fruits and vegetables in the dry state of sugar products. Such as dried apples, dried apricots, dried peaches, dried pears, candied jujubes and sugar ginger, lotus root slices and so on.

2. Candied fruit, also known as syrup fruit, is the fruit after cooking, preserved in concentrated sugar in a product. Such as cherry preserves, begonia preserves.

3. Sugar-coated preserved fruits and vegetables sugar and after drying, the surface of the product is then covered with a layer of sugar coating, opaque. Such as melon strips, sugar orange cake, pomelo peel candy.

4. cold fruit refers to the salt embryo as the main raw material of licorice products. Raw materials by salt pickling, desalination and sun-drying, plus ingredients honey system, and then sun-dried and become. Products containing no more than 35% sugar, is a low-sugar products, the appearance of the original fruit to maintain the shape of the surface dry, wrinkled, some varieties of the surface has a layer of salt cream, taste sweet, sweet and sour, slightly salty, with the original fruit flavor. Such as Chenpi plum, plum, olive products.

(B) according to the traditional processing method of product classification

1. Beijing-style candied fruit is the main representative product of Beijing preserved fruit, also known as the northern honey, northern preserved. It is rumored that from the Ming Dynasty Yongle eighteen years when Ming Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, it was listed as a tribute to the court. Such as a variety of dried fruit, hawthorn cake, fruit leather and so on.

2. Suzhou-style candied fruits are mainly produced in Suzhou. Historically, the selection of materials, production of fine, chic form, bright color, elegant flavor, is a major specialty of China's Jiangnan. Representative products are two types:

(1) candied preserves with sugar on the surface of the liquid, color fresh meat crisp, sweet and refreshing, the original fruit flavor is strong. Such as sugar plums, carved plums, sugar Buddha's hand, candied figs, candied kumquat and so on.

(2) back to the sand candied fruit products surface dry, slightly frosting, color and lustre fresh, chic form, fluffy taste sweet. Such as Tianxiang jujube, white sugar prunes, Su-style plums, Suzhou orange cake, and so on.

3. Canton style candied fruit and candied fruit and sugar-coated candied fruit as representative products. The main production area of Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Shantou. It has a history of more than 1,000 years and is exported to Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States in large quantities.

(1) cold fruit and licorice products, sweet, sour, salty taste, long aftertaste. Such as cream plums, Chenpi plums, licorice prunes, vanilla mango.

(2)Sugar-coated candied fruit products with dry surface, frosting, original fruit flavor. Such as sugar lotus seed, sugar bright ginger, winter melon strips, honey pineapple and so on.

4. Min-style preserves are mainly produced in Fujian Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, with olive products as the main products. Has a history of more than 1,000 years, the products are exported to Southeast Asia and Europe and the United States, is China's unique cold fruit products. The most important feature of the products is the delicate and dense flesh, adding the prominent flavor, crisp and aftertaste. Such as Dafu fruit, clove olives, plus Yingzi, peach slices, salt kumquats and so on.

5. Sichuan-style preserves to the Neijiang region of Sichuan as the main producing areas, began in the Ming Dynasty, famous for the rumors of orange-red preserves, Sichuan melon sugar, honey chili pepper, honey bitter melon and so on.