Home GrownAll American Dried Fruit Blend - Peaches, Sweetened Cranberries, Golden Raisins, Sweetened Blueberries, Apples - Bulk 5 lb Case, Non-GMO, Gluten-Free- Dried Fruit for Bakeries, Restaurants & Foodservice

Very fresh and not dried out, colorful, tasty. I like to add a couple spoonfuls to an instant oatmeal packet at work, or add them to various baked goods like oatmeal cookies, bran muffins, etc. I was concerned about people reporting that they got less than 5 lbs and will have to weigh my next order to be sure. I used to buy Del Monte or Dole Dried Fruit Bits at the grocery store but I haven't seen them in a long time. Keeping some at the office and some at home (in an airtight container) is helping me to get my 5 to 9 a Day! (fruit and veg). I subscribe to a 5 lb box on Subscribe and Save, 1 every 6 months.

- The "Traina Home Grown All American Sun Dried Fruit Blend" product arrived intelligently packed: No extra packaging for the 5 lbs of dried, diced fruit mix other than the external cardboard shipping box and the sanitary plastic bag holding the fruit medley. - 5 lbs of the dried fruit amounts to 11 pints (2 cups per pint) of dried fruit medley. - After careful examination of 1/4 cup of the fruit medley, I determined that the composition was as advertised, for at least my shipment: The order of ingredients listed appeared accurate for the medley composition (i.e., not overloaded on raisins--which would still be just fine if tipped towards raisins--betting most of us could use more them). - I eat the medley straight from the 11 pint jars in which I store the 5 lbs. of mix. I taste the individual flavors on the palette just fine. I love that I don't have to go to different jars of separate dried fruit products. The mix/medley is well-constructed. - I rarely purchase dried fruits that have added sugar. Only because I have a trusted friend that both assured me and provided a small sample of the medley did I proceed to purchase. The sugar just barely registers on the palette. That said, I would be quite certain that I would purchase the medley, ongoing, without sugar added. Without sugar would be my preference. Maybe offer both versions? But the current sugar level is minimal. - I keep a pint jar of the Traina dried fruit medley on my kitchen counter, my office cube and my backpack. I'm training myself to use the medley as my go-to snack; this hasn't been hard.

Versatile chipped fruits are perfect to add to hot cereals, as a snack mix, or baking element. Very tasty and so convenient to have on hand. Not drowned in sugar, but full of natural sweetness. Retains color and taste of the fruits.

I don't find this mix to be well balanced for flavor. It is very sweet. I have been using it in oatmeal. I make my oatmeal and a rice cooker and wait until it is cooked before I put a handful of fruit mixture on the top and let it sit for about 10 minutes to soften but not long enough to cook the fruit mixture. I used this with small sourdough bread cubes to make the stuffing for some pork chops the other night and the flavors blended very well.

So yummy!!! Made home granola.

I bought this mix to combine with other ingredients for minced meat pie filling, and for fruit cake. I also wanted some mixed fruit conserve for holiday meals, particularly to balance strong meat flavors like pork or rich fowl like Cornish hens. The mix arrived in good condition. I wanted to keep it moist so I put it in an airtight container, bag and all. It's definitely a worthwhile investment, the bag providing enough that I can try different recipes. I didn't buy it as a snack so I can't address the taste right out of the bag, but perhaps someone else did.

Full of sugar (18g of added sugar) that does not show on the listing (intentionally hiding the supplement facts) both on the listing and on the packaging with a packing list tag. would have never purchased if I knew it’s full of white sugar poison, what a shame to ruin healthy fried fruits with nasty white sugar. Stay away if you care about your health. I’m not going to eat this, either let me return it or I’ll throw it in the garbage where it belongs.

The fruit was ok. It has a good mixture of the various fruits and is not overly dried out. I liked the quantity that I received.