Once you’ve started your baby on solids after 6 months, it’s safe to introduce prunes in her diet. Note: According to the WHO, exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for babies till 6 months. Here are some of the health benefits of prunes. Prunes are also a good source of Vitamins K and B, as well as other essential minerals like iron and potassium. Prunes are 31% water and contain 64% carbohydrates, 7% dietary fiber, 2% protein, and less than 1% fat. Prunes are usually used in cooking both sweet and savory dishes. In India high quality plums are grown in hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttrakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The most popular prune variety is made from the dried European plums which includes the Agen variety. Plums and prunes are both known as Alu Bukhara in Hindi.ĭried plums, or prunes, look black and wrinkled but they taste sweet and have a chewy and sticky texture. Fresh prunes are actually plums, and in India, prunes are easier to find than fresh plums.
They may also be found semi-dried in packets or as tinned juice or syrup. When it comes to prunes, they are usually available in either fresh or dried form.
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