Should I wash dried fruits and nuts out of their packaging? Why is this necessary?

When is it okay not to wash, and when is it necessary to thoroughly rinse dried fruits before eating? There is only one answer: it depends on the manufacturer.

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In fact, if the fruits were dried in the sun, it is difficult to imagine how much dirt and sand they have accumulated. Yes, they are covered with gauze to protect them from insects or dried on verandas, but dust inevitably settles on them. Later, when they are carried in bags and displayed on shelves “by weight”, they attract insects and dust.

Such “wild” dried fruits need not just to be washed, but to be disinfected:

1. Pour the treat in one layer into a wide bowl.
2. Pour boiling water to completely cover the berries.
3. Let stand and then drain into a sieve.
4. Additionally, pour boiled water to wash away the remaining grains of sand from the opened folds.

What about packaged ones?

Packaging protects from dust, gases and other troubles, but only the finished product. Therefore, whether to wash it or eat it depends on how the product was produced. If these are cheap trays wrapped in film, it is likely that these are the same “wild” delicacies, simply packaged in a warehouse.

Factory-made goods with a full label (when produced and distributed on trays, composition, calorie content, expiration date, etc.) are more trustworthy. Ideally, it should also indicate whether the fruits are steamed or not, whether they need to be washed before eating, or whether this is unnecessary. Unfortunately, such information is most often not available.

Fruits and nuts in bagged and sealed packaging definitely do not require washing. They are included in the snack category and are tested as ready-to-eat products (doesn’t anyone wash bread or sausage?).

Nuts are not washable at all. If there is any concern about them, the kernels are calcined in the oven or in a frying pan, but peeled nuts usually end up in the package after the appropriate procedures.

So, dried fruits sold in bulk need to be washed, but those from factory packaging do not (unless sand, traces of mold or erosion are visible, otherwise it is better not to take the products or rinse them with boiling water).

Bouquet of nuts and dried fruits

Do I need to wash dried fruits for a bouquet? Some masters assure that no: the recipients themselves will wash the berries. However, the resource purity-en.htgetrid.com notes that it is better to give edible souvenirs ready to eat. In addition, slightly steamed dried fruits are easier to put on skewers, which replace the stems of “flowers”.

Important
Due to excess moisture, a bouquet of dried fruits will quickly deteriorate, so the drier the parts, the better.

If the bouquet is large, then it is impossible to eat it at one time. And so that it does not deteriorate, the details of the bouquet should be as dry as possible.

Therefore, for a large-scale composition you need one of three:

• take factory dried fruits (pre-peeled) of medium dryness;
• pour boiling water over (but do not cook) loose fruits and blot with a clean cloth;
• disinfect the berries with a steam cleaner and, if necessary, remove any remaining moisture.

It is better to cover the finished composition with a transparent bag. A little about the packaging: a pattern, inscriptions for the occasion, etc. decor will not be superfluous - such a package will protect the delicious souvenir from dust and preserve the festive appearance of the gift.

Dried fruits are a tasty and certainly healthy alternative to candy and other sweets. And if you put them together in a beautiful composition, you will get an original and appetizing gift that will delight the recipient for a long time (even without knowing how to store dried fruits at home in detail, you can be sure that they will remain safe for a very long time).