Yep, totally agree. Point 3 is probably a bit moot with apples but applies to almost every vegetable out there. But IMO the best selling point for unhealthy, sugar-rich snacks is easy of storage. You go to the supermarket and can buy 1 month of snacks easily, you cannot do it with fruits.

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zahlman 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I buy 3-pound bags of dried fruit all the time.

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darkwater 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Dried fruits are not as good as fresh fruit though (and can be less palatable)

	▲	zahlman 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don't think the evidence really supports the nutrition claim. The dehydration process might destroy certain vitamins at a chemical level, but those are extraordinarily cheap to replace (nobody in the developed world is at serious risk of deficiency disease) and the minerals aren't going anywhere as far as I'm aware. (Of course, our produce has lower mineral content than that of yesteryear, because of agriculture that prioritizes accumulating water and starch, and because of poor soil quality.) You just have to drink water along with them. As for the taste, chacun a son gout, but I quite like them.