In the U.S., a dried plum used to be called a prune. The
California Plum Board requested a name change when research showed
that "prune" had a negative impact.
In the U.S., a dried plum used to be called a prune. The
California Plum Board requested a name change when research showed
that "prune" had a negative impact.
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A prune is any of various plum species. Prunes are usually sold
as dried fruit. Fresh plums sold as prunes have an oval shape and
dried prunes are wrinkly on the outside and chewy in the
center.
A prune is a dried plum and is a fruit not a berry.