Swap-it-Out: Seneca Dried Apples for Peeled Dried Apples

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐ฐ๐š๐ฉ-๐ˆ๐ญ-๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ-๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ!!

When you see a bag that says โ€œDried Applesโ€, the ingredient list should say โ€œapplesโ€ only right?

๏ผท๏ผฒ๏ผฏ๏ผฎ๏ผง

Many dried fruits are loaded with sugar, oils, and/or preservatives.

Letโ€™s take a look at the following brands and compare ingredients:

๐’๐ž๐ง๐ž๐œ๐š ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ

Apples, canola, sunflower, and/or safflower oil, corn syrup, citric acid, and ascorbic acid

๐๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ

Organic Apples

Plus, the oils in the Seneca brand cause it to contain 9 grams of fat per ounce! The Peeled brand with no oil, contains 0 grams of fat. In addition, the oils listed in the Seneca brand are known to cause inflammation in the body. No bueno.

The additional benefit of the Peeled brand is that itโ€™s organic. Apples are #5 on the Dirty Dozen list in 2019 which means they are found to have a higher amount of pesticide residue than other fruits and vegetables.

Want to see EWGโ€™s 2019 Dirty Dozen list? Link in comments!

So, next time youโ€™re shopping for any dried fruits, take a peek at the ingredient list to ensure that fruit is the only ingredient!

Questions? Just ask!

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