Since aeons, drying up food has been followed as a way of preserving it. This was traditionally done by sun drying for many days. Once the water is completely dehydrated from the food, there are less chances of food getting spoilt through microbial growth.
In modern time, however the work of traditional sun-drying has been replaced by special dryers and powerful dehydrators. Fruits are dried up to preserve their nutrition and also so that they are readily available in off-season. Dried fruits have twice the fibre, iron, potassium and antioxidant content that is found in fresh fruits.
Categorised as vine fruits and tree fruits, dried fruits find large scale industrial use in bakery, confectionery, ready-to-eat snacks and cereal industry. Sun Impex FZE exports quality dried fruits in most exotic varieties.