- Why you should learn how to dry fruit and how fruit drying can save you money.
- What happens to fruit as it dries.
- The nutrients that are lost during drying and what you can do minimize loss.
- 10 different ways to pretreat fruit to prevent enzymatic browning.
- How to dry fruit using the oven, the power of the sun and a dedicated dehydrator.
- Conditioning and pasteurizing dried fruit after drying is complete.
- How to safely store dried fruit to ensure it lasts as long as possible.
- Apples.
- Apricots.
- Bananas.
- Bilberries.
- Blackberries.
- Citrus fruits.
- Blueberries.
- Cantaloupe.
- Cherries.
- Coconut.
- Dates.
- Figs.
- Dragon fruit.
- Grapes.
- Kiwi.
- Mangoes.
- Peaches.
- Pineapple.
- Plums.
- Watermelon.
- and more . . .
- A brief description of the fruit and its health benefits.
- How to select the best fruits of that type for drying.
- How to prepare the fruit for drying.
- Whether pretreatment is necessary, and if so, what pretreatment techniques work best.
- The drying temperature range that works best.
- Approximate drying time ranges for the oven, the dehydrator and sun-drying the fruit.
- How to tell when the fruit is dry.
- Conditioning, pasteurizing and storing the dried fruit.
- How to rehydrate the dried fruit before use, if applicable.