This fruit packed with antioxidants, fresh plums provide vitamin C, K, fiber, and potassium. Dried plums also known as prunes, have a higher concentration of fiber and minerals but little vitamin C.
Plums come in various shapes, sizes, and colors. They can be small as a cherry or as big as a baseball and their skin can be yellow, green, red, blue, purple, almost black. Their juicy flesh ranges from red or orange to yellow to greenish-yellow and has a tart and sweet balance. As a drupe or a fruit with a single pit, the plum is related to the peach, nectarine, and apricot.
Consume them fresh or dried- or pull them from a pie. No matter how you eat them, you will get plenty of healthy benefits.
Helps reduce constipation. Dried plums help you overcome constipation as it has fiber in it which in turn speeds your stool through your system. Aside from that, it has sorbitol, a sugar alcohol that acts as a natural laxative. Fresh plums contain both fiber and sorbitol but are more concentrated in dried plums. Adding dried plums help with the digestive system.
Acts as a snack to prevent brittle bones. Preventing osteoporosis is a simple as snacking on dried plums.
To get the best out of prunes. Trim the fat from cakes and brownies. Pureed prunes make a good substitute for butter, oil as well. It is a good way to add moisture and fiber without any fat. One can add chopped plums to fruit salad, broil or grill them with chicken, fish, or pork. They can also replace fresh cherries in most desserts.
When plum/prune shopping, choose plump, firm ones with a pleasant scent. They can be soft to the touch when pressed- but don't squeeze them. Avoid those with cracks, bruises , blemishes or stains.
Let plums ripen at room temperature, but store plum in the fridge for a few days. Please note, remove the pit first so the flesh does not become bitter.
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