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A prune is a dried fruit of various plum species, mostly Prunus domesticus or European Plum (commonly referred to as a Sugar Plum). Fresh plums that are marketed as "prunes" have an oval shape and a more easily removed pit. The dried fruit is wrinkly in texture, and chewy on the inside.

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Uses

Prunes are used in cooking both sweet and savory dishes. Stewed prunes, a compote, are a dessert. Prunes are a frequent ingredient in North African tagines. Perhaps the best-known gastronomic prunes are those of Agen (pruneaux d'Agen). Prunes are used frequently in Tzimmes, a traditional Jewish dish in which the principal ingredient is diced or sliced carrots; and in traditional Norwegian fruktsuppe.

Prune juice and its health benefits

Prune juice is made by softening prunes through steaming and then putting them through a pulper to create a watery puree. Prunes and their "juice" contain the natural laxative dihydrophenylisatin (related to isatin).^[1] Prunes also contain dietary fiber (about 7%, or 0.7 g per prune). Prunes and prune juice are thus common home remedies for constipation. Prunes also have a high antioxidant content. [1]. [2]

In popular culture

"A warrior's drink!" - Worf, after being introduced to prune juice by Guinan in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Yesterday's Enterprise". It becomes his favorite beverage. ^[2]

There has long been an urban myth that prune juice is an ingredient in Dr Pepper.^[3]

The first cinematic appearance of prune juice was in the 1935 screwball comedy, "Hands Across the Table". Theodore Drew III (Fred MacMurray) spills a cup of prune juice onto himself before beating a tramp with his walking cane.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Laxative Use and Abuse in the Older Adult: Part I", Vivek Kumar, Sam Yoselevitz, & Steven Gambert, Clinical Geriatrics, April 2007, pp. 37-42
^ "Worf Quotations". Retrieved 2007-04-24.
^ Mikkelson, Barbara (27 February 2007). "Belle Pepper". Snopes. Retrieved 2007-04-05. Dr Pepper doesn't contain any prune juice, but this rumor is remarkably long-lived, having been with us since about 1930. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

[1] "Laxative Use and Abuse in the Older Adult: Part I", Vivek Kumar, Sam Yoselevitz, & Steven Gambert, Clinical Geriatrics, April 2007, pp. 37-42

[Worf-2] "Worf Quotations". Retrieved 2007-04-24.

[3] Mikkelson, Barbara (27 February 2007). "Belle Pepper". Snopes. Retrieved 2007-04-05. Dr Pepper doesn't contain any prune juice, but this rumor is remarkably long-lived, having been with us since about 1930. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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 A '''prune''' is a [[dried fruit]] of various [[plum]] species, mostly Prunus domesticus or European Plum (commonly referred to as a Sugar Plum). Fresh plums that are marketed as "prunes" have an oval shape and a more easily removed pit.  The dried fruit is wrinkly in texture, and chewy on the inside.
+prunes are nasty dont eat them
-==Production==
-More than 1,000 [[cultivar]]s of plums are grown for drying.  The main cultivar grown in the US is the Improved French prune.  Other varieties include Sutter, Tulare Giant, Moyer, Imperial, Italian, and [[Greengage]]. In general, fresh prunes are freestone cultivars (the pit is easy to remove), whereas most other plums grown for fresh consumption are cling (the pit is more difficult to remove).  Fresh prunes reach the market earlier than fresh plums and are usually smaller in size.
-One of the largest and best-known prune producers is [[Sunsweet Growers]], headquartered in [[Yuba City, CA]], who control more than 2/3 of the prune market worldwide.  In the [[United States]], an effort to [[rebrand]] "prunes" as "dried plums" began in 2000, to appeal to a younger market who associated prunes with [[elderly people]].<ref name="Zasky">{{cite web |url=http://www.failuremag.com/arch_business_dried_plums.html |title=TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF: CHANGE FROM 'PRUNE' TO 'DRIED PLUM' PROVING FRUITFUL |first=Jason |last=Zasky |date=c.2002 |accessdate=2007-04-05 |publisher=Failure Magazine}}</ref>  However, only some varieties of plum are called prunes when fresh or dried; others have always been called "dried plums" when dried.<ref>Zasky, op. cit. "The dried European plums equal prunes while the dried [[Japanese plum]]s are usually just called dried plums." </ref>
-In India, the prune is known by the Persian name or as ''Alu-Bukhara'' (literally fruit or potato of [[Bukhara]]).
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