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They Are LYING To You About Dried Fruit

They Are LYING To You About Dried Fruit The water left. The sugar stayed. But does that make dried fruit unhealthy—or is the real issue what we assume about it? A small, 1.5-ounce box of raisins can contain about 34 grams of total carbohydrate. “No added sugar” doesn’t mean those carbs disappear. In this episode of Food Under the Microscope, we investigate raisins, dates, and sweetened dried cranberries—from ancient Egyptian records to the dancing California Raisins and the rise of Craisins. I also share what patients tell me about dates for constipation, why raisins on a salad deserve a label check, and what I once assumed about dried fruit myself. You’ll learn: • What drying changes—and what it leaves behind • Why plain raisins and sweetened cranberries are different products • What …