One serving (1 cup) from the fruits group is equal to 1 cup of fruit, 1 cup of 100% fruit juice, or 1/2 cup of dried fruit. Why

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One serving (1 cup) from the fruits group is equal to 1 cup of fruit, 1 cup of 100% fruit juice, or 1/2 cup of dried fruit. Why

is the serving size for dried fruit smaller than the serving size for other forms of fruit?

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PIT_PIT [11.1K] · Answer 1 · 2026-03-29T00:10:48+03:00

The reason dried fruit has a smaller serving size compared to other fruit forms is that it retains significantly less water content. Drying effectively removes moisture from the material. For instance, fruit juice has around 85% water, leading to a remaining fruit content of 15%. Fresh fruit generally has approximately 89% water, corresponding to 11% remaining content, while dried fruit consists of only about 20% water, implying an 80% remaining content. For instance, assuming one cup serving weighs 1 kg results in: Fruit juice = 0.25 kg, Fresh fruit = 0.11 kg, and Dried fruit = 0.8 kg. Clearly, the actual fruit content in dried fruit is double that found in either fresh fruit or juice individually, which justifies why half a cup of dried fruit is equivalent to a single cup of the other two.

One serving (1 cup) from the fruits group is equal to 1 cup of fruit, 1 cup of 100% fruit juice, or 1/2 cup of dried fruit. Why

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