dried plums

Wrinkled purple snacks

Dried plums are prunes—plums preserved by drying.

The term emerged as a marketing rebrand in the early 2000s, when producers sought to escape prunes' association with elderly digestive remedies.

The package said dried plums, but they're just prunes.

preserved

dehydrated

Severely lacking moisture

concentrated · shrinkage · wrinkled · leathery · chewy · rehydrated · stewed · soaked · plumped

nutrition

fiber

Plant-based digestive aid

vitamin K · sorbitol · digestive health · regularity · bone health · iron · boron · low glycemic · prebiotic · gut health

sweet

dessert

Sweet course after dinner

  • compoteFruit cooked in syrup
  • jamCooked fruit spread
  • pureeSmoothly blended food

baking · cakes · muffins · stuffing · tagine · braised · fruit paste · natural sweetener · sugar substitute · baby food

snack

trail mix

Portable snack blend

energy boost · grab-and-go · quick bite · finger food · picnic · provisions · resealable · on-the-go

culinary

tzimmes

Sweet braised root vegetables

  • chutneySpiced fruit-based condiment
  • sauceLiquid food accompaniment
  • glazeThin lustrous coating

Middle Eastern · North African · Jewish cuisine

Categories
Opposites
moisture content

dried plumsfresh fruit

watermelon · grapes

freshness/processing state

dried plumsfresh produce

Unprocessed plant foods

Family

plum, dried, dryness, drying, dryer, plums, prunes, dryly, sugarplum

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G