Health Professionals - California Prunes

California Prunes support good gut health, strong bones and a healthy heart. Not only that, they taste—and pair—unlike any other prunes in the world. Read on to learn more about the nutrition benefits of California Prunes and why there are more reasons for people to enjoy California Prunes today and every day.

THE WELLNESS HUB

Discover the power of California Prunes – good for a healthy heart, gut & bones.

Prunes pack a powerful punch of important vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber.
Download our Prunes for Life guide to learn more about California Prunes.

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DID YOU KNOW? A HEALTHY SURPRISE IN EVERY BITE

A serving of California Prunes has less than 100 calories, zero added sugar and are sodium, fat and cholesterol-free. For more surprising facts about this tasty, snackable superfood, check out the video below.

California Prunes Nutrition Basics

Excellent source of Vitamin K – 25 µg
GI of prunes is 29 = a low GI food
Glycemic load per serving = 10 (low)

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The California Prunes Healthcare Professionals e-newsletter is your guide to the latest research, tips and studies about prunes and their role in a healthy diet at any age. The newsletter is emailed every few months, and each issue contains information on prunes’ health benefits and ways to recommend them to your patients or clients. Additionally, you get access to free resource guides, recipes, and sample packs of California Prunes (each contains a serving size of 4-6 prunes) you can share with those looking to try prunes.

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The Nutrition Advisory Panel

The California Prune Board established a nutrition advisory panel in 1997 and continues to lead the way in supporting scientifically rigorous research on the nutritional and health benefits of incorporating California Prunes into the diet. Key areas of research include digestive health, bone health, managing hunger/satiety and microbial changes in the gut. Research indicates prunes may be one of the most valuable foods to be top of mind when describing healthful eating patterns.

The Nutrition Advisory Panel helps identify nutrition research priorities for the California Prune Board. The distinguished members of the panel represent expertise in the areas of women’s health, general dietary guidance, dietary fibre, digestive health, nutrition and physical activity, nutrition, and immunity, antioxidant research, and food science.

Jeffrey Blumberg

Ph.D., FASN, FACN, CNS-S, Research Professor, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

Kristine L. Clark

Ph.D, RD, FACSM, Director of Sports Nutrition, Intercollegiate Athletics and Nutritional Sciences Departments, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Gail Cresci

Ph.D., RD, Full Staff, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Institute, Department of Inflammation & Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Director of Nutrition Research within Center for Human Nutrition, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University

Daniel D. Gallaher

Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul

Connie Rogers

Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Connie M. Weaver

Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emerita, Purdue University

*The nutrition research activities of the California Prune Board are coordinated by Mary Jo Feeney, MS, RD, FADA, Nutrition Advisor, Los Altos Hills, California