I am a recent to a largely veggie diet and I find I've deleloped a
weakness for raisins and probably eat too many and I know thay have
lots of sugar. Is eating raisins only a little better than eating
sugar candy ounce for ounce ?







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Al Dykes
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Al Dykes wrote:
> I am a recent to a largely veggie diet and I find I've deleloped a
> weakness for raisins and probably eat too many and I know thay have
> lots of sugar. Is eating raisins only a little better than eating
> sugar candy ounce for ounce ?

Raisins are just dried grapes. As such, you get the same nutrients in a
fairly condensed form. You get some vitamins and minerals that you
wouldn't get from candy, but you also get a little bit of fiber (50%
more per serving size than a Snicker's bar, iirc). In moderation,
raisins are a fine substitute for candy; prunes, though, have more
vitamin A, more fiber, and fewer carbs (simple). Compare the nutritional
data for yourself:

raisins: http://tinyurl.com/vzy7
dried prunes: http://tinyurl.com/vzyb

NOTE that the 100 gram analysis is 2.5 times the normal serving size
listed on most packages of raisins. I don't have a package of prunes
around here to see what the serving size is for those.

Al Dykes wrote:

> I am a recent to a largely veggie diet and I find I've deleloped a
> weakness for raisins and probably eat too many and I know thay have
> lots of sugar. Is eating raisins only a little better than eating
> sugar candy ounce for ounce ?

Raisins are dried fruit and contain a lot more than just sugar: fibre,
minerals, vitamins, antioxidants.

But do make sure you clean your teeth well after eating them, they stick
like hell and the high sugar content promotes tooth decay.