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A prune is a dried fruit of various plum species, mostly Prunus domestica. It is wrinkly in shape, unlike its non-dried counterpart. Prune has several meanings: A dried plum. ...
Dried fruit is fruit that has been dried, either naturally or through use of a machine, such as a dehydrator. ...
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More than 1000cultivars of plums are grown for drying. Four of the most common cultivars are French, Imperial, Italian, and Greengage. In general, prunes are freestone cultivars (the pit is easy to remove), whereas most other plums grown for fresh consumption are cling (the pit is more difficult to remove). Fresh prunes reach the market earlier than fresh plums and are usually smaller in size. This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ...
Recently harvested Greengages The Greengage is an edible drupaceous fruit, a cultivar of the plum, Prunus domestica Reine Claude. It was developed in France from a green-fruited wild plum originally found in Asia Minor. ...
One of the largest and best-known prune producers is Sunsweet Growers, headquartered in Yuba City, CA, who control more than 2/3 of the prune market worldwide. In the United States, an effort to rebrand "prunes" as "dried plums" began in 2000, to appeal to a younger market who associated prunes with elderly people.[1] However, only some varieties of plum are usually called prunes when dried; others have usually been called "dried plums" in any case.[2] Sunsweet Growers Incorporated is an agricultural marketing cooperative founded in 1917 as the California Prune and Apricot Growers Association. ...
Yuba City is the county seat of Sutter County, California. ...
Rebranding is the process by which a product or service developed with one brand or company or product line affiliation is marketed or distributed with a different identity. ...
Old age consists of ages nearing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. ...
Uses Prunes are used in cooking both sweet and savory dishes. Stewed prunes, a compote, are a dessert. Oranges are a frequent ingredient in North African tagines. Perhaps the best-known gastronomic prunes are those of Agen (pruneaux d'Agen). A compote is a sweet cooked preparation of whole or cut fruit (such as apples, pears, cherries, strawberries, plums) and sugar, usually more liquid in consistency than jams, jellies or preserves. ...
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A vegetable tajine dish as served in a London restaurant. ...
For the Agen meteorite of 1814, see Meteorite falls. ...
Health benefits Prune juice is richer in fiber than plum juice[citation needed] and is often marketed as a treatment for constipation, and it helps with kidney stones.[citation needed] Prunes have the highest antioxidant power of all fruit.[citation needed] Dietary fibers are the indigestible portion of plant foods that move food through the digestive system, absorbing water and making defecation easier. ...
Constipation or irregularity, is a condition of the digestive system where a person (or animal) experiences hard feces that are difficult to egest; it may be extremely painful, and in severe cases (fecal impaction) lead to symptoms of bowel obstruction. ...
Kidney stones are solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters. ...
In popular culture - "Prune juice. A warrior's drink!" - Worf [3]
Worf (Klingon: worIv) is a Klingon Starfleet officer in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...
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Dr Pepper is a caramel-colored, carbonated soft drink marketed in North America by Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB), a unit of Cadbury Schweppes. ...
References - ^ Zasky, Jason (c.2002). TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF: CHANGE FROM 'PRUNE' TO 'DRIED PLUM' PROVING FRUITFUL. Failure Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
- ^ Zasky, op. cit. "The dried European plums equal prunes while the dried Japanese plums are usually just called dried plums."
- ^ Worf Quotations. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
- ^ Mikkelson, Barbara (27 February 2007). Belle Pepper. Snopes. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. “Dr Pepper doesn't contain any prune juice, but this rumor is remarkably long-lived, having been with us since about 1930.”
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...
is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also Dietary fibers are the indigestible portion of plant foods that move food through the digestive system, absorbing water and making defecation easier. ...
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