Why can certain dried fruits contain added sugar while other forms of fruit cannot?
Certain fruits are processed using a sugar water solution as a dehydrating agent. As a result of the dehydration process, some of the sugar in the solution is passively transferred into the fruit. Other dried fruits (when chopped during processing) are too sticky to stay separate. A fine coating of sugar prevents the chopped pieces from clumping together. Fruits that contain added sugar and comply with California’s nutrition standards include, but are not limited to, dried cherries, cranberries, blueberries, tropical fruits, chopped dates, and chopped figs.
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