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Fruit
Preparation
Condition After
Drying
Required Drying
Time (Hours)
Apricot
Slice and remove pit
Soft
13-28
Orange Peels
Cut it to long strips
Fragile
6-16
Pineapple (fresh)
Peel and slice into rings or cubes
Hard
6-36
Pineapple
(canned)
Pour out juice and dry before
dehydrating
Soft
6-36
Banana
Peel, slice into discs (3–4 mm thick)
Crispy
8-38
Grapes
No prep. necessary
Soft
8-26
Cherry
Remove pit before or during drying
process
Hard
8-26
Pear
Peel and slice
Soft
8-30
Fig
Slice
Hard
6-26
Cranberry
No prep. necessary
Soft
6-26
Peach
Cut into 2 pieces; remove pit when
half-dried
Soft
6-26
Date
Remove pit and slice
Hard
6-26
Apple
Peel, remove core, slice into round
pieces or segments
Soft
4-6