How Healthy Are Dried Foods?

Sources Medically Reviewed on 04/20/2020 Reviewed by Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD on April 20, 2020
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SOURCES:
University of Missouri Extension: “Introducing Food Dehydration.”
National Center for Home Food Preservation: “Drying: Jerky.”
North Dakota State University: “Jerky Making: Producing a Traditional Food With Modern Processes.”
USDA FoodData Central: “Apricot, raw,” “Blueberries, dried,” “Blueberries, raw,” “Dried apricots,” “Plums, raw,” “Pork jerky,” “Prune, dried, uncooked,” “Raisins,” “Salmon jerky,” “Snacks, beef jerky, chopped and formed,” “Turkey Jerky.”
EatRight.org: “Breasts vs Thighs: Which Is More Nutritious.”
American Heart Association: “Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids.”
Pacific Northwest Extension: “Making jerky at home safely.”
USDA: “Jerky and Food Safety.”
Virginia Cooperative Extension: “Using Dehydration to Preserve Fruits, Vegetables, and Meats.”
USDA: “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020.”
Journal of Food Science: “Control of lipid oxidation in extruded salmon jerky snacks.”
Journal of Nutrition and Health: “A Comprehensive review of raisins and raisin components and their relationship to human health.”
FruitsandVeggies.org: “About The Buzz: Fresh Fruit Is Much Healthier Than Dried Fruit?”
Harvard Health Publishing: “Is eating dried fruit healthy?”
Mayo Clinic: Dietary fiber: Essential for a healthy diet.”
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry: “From Plums to Prunes: Influence of Drying Parameters on Polyphenols and Antioxidant Activity,” “Lipophilic and Hydrophilic Antioxidant Capacities of Common Foods in the United States.”
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics: “Randomized clinical trial: dried plums (prunes) vs. psyllium for constipation.”
Tufts University: “No Joke: Prunes Work Better vs. Constipation.”
Go Ask Alice, Columbia University: “Health benefits of dried vs. fresh blueberries.”
Colorado State University Extension: “Drying Vegetables.”
A Healthier Michigan: “What’s Healthier: Fresh, Frozen, Canned or Dried Foods?”
New Mexico State University: “Drying Foods.”
University of Minnesota Extension: “Drying food at home.”
Reviewed by Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD on April 20, 2020
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