Organic Dried Fruit, Nuts and Grains
Our organic dried fruit, nuts, and grains collection is packed full of delicious and healthy snacks that will keep you going throughout your day. Naturally preserved and packed with valuable nutrients, nuts such as organic almonds and dried fruits make the perfect on-the-go snack that will actually fill you up and benefit your overall health. Browse our range or read more to learn about the health benefits of organic nuts and dried fruit.
The Perfect Snacks - Nuts
Nuts are considered one of the healthiest snacks available, yet so many people avoid them due to outdated misinformation that fat is “bad” for you. It turns out there is a big difference between healthy and unhealthy fat.
Nuts fall into the healthy category, making them great for your mind and body. According to Healthline it has even been proven in multiple studies that incorporating nuts into your diet could decrease your risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. There was even a Harvard study that showed those who eat nuts daily tend to live longer and healthier lives.
Healthy Fats
When we’re talking about healthy fats, nuts and seeds are brilliant examples. Many people were raised believing that all fats are unhealthy fats. It is now widely acknowledged that the only type of fat you need to watch out for is saturated fat. While nuts do contain low levels of saturated fat, these levels are balanced out with monounsaturated fatty acids, omega-3s, and polyunsaturated fatty acids, all of which are great for overall health.
Five Nuts To Incorporate Into Your Diet
Organic Almonds
Organic almonds are arguably one of the best foods that you can put into your body. They have been shown to possibly improve cholesterol levels, aid weight loss, lower blood pressure, and reduce inflammation. They also are terrific for gut health, aiding the growth of essential gut bacteria.
Organic Walnuts
Known as the nut that is good for your brain, organic walnuts have a whole range of health benefits. Studies reviewed by Healthline have suggested that they increase cognitive function, making them a great snack if you need to focus. They are also linked to lower cholesterol and a decreased risk of heart disease.
Organic Brazil Nuts
High in selenium, organic Brazil nuts are a great nut to add to your daily diet. They have been shown to reduce cholesterol levels and may even reduce oxidative stress. Organic Brazil nuts are also known for reducing inflammatory markers, making them a healthy addition to your overall diet.
Organic Pistachios
Another nut that has been linked to improved cholesterol levels are pistachios. These nuts are particularly high in fibre and are known for decreasing your risk of heart disease factors, such as the levels of oxidised chemicals in your blood and overall blood pressure. Pistachios have also been linked to weight loss.
Organic Macadamia Nuts
A particularly good source of monounsaturated fat, organic macadamias are once again great for overall heart health. They can reduce oxidative stress and inflammation as well as lower cholesterol.
All nuts eaten in moderation make for healthy and nutritious snacks. Keeping a pack of organic almonds or mixed nuts with you is a terrific idea for staying satisfied while you’re on the go and ensuring you get your daily dose of healthy fats.
Organic Dry Fruits Online
Dried fruit can have a bad reputation as being full of sugar and less nutritious than fresh fruit. This isn’t entirely true. First, let’s break down what exactly dried fruit is.
What is Organic Dried Fruit?
To put it simply, dried fruit is a fruit that has had most of the water content removed throughout the drying process. As it loses water, it also shrinks, leaving you with a smaller and denser version of the fresh fruit. The drying process of the best organic dried fruit doesn’t use high temperatures, meaning that the fruit remains in its raw state. Removing a large portion of the water content serves as a natural preservative, making dry fruit last longer.
Is Dried Fruit Far Less Nutritious Than Fresh Fruit?
Absolutely not. The myth that dried fruit loses nutrition throughout the drying process comes from the misconception that high temperatures are used. When you cook fruit, you do lose some nutritional value, but this doesn’t apply to natural dry fruits.
Organic dried fruit has all the same micronutrients, fibre, and antioxidants as the fresh fruit it came from. The only exception is that some vitamins such as vitamin C are reduced through the drying process. Regardless of this, natural dried fruit is still rich in vitamins and minerals that are essential to overall health.
Is Dried Fruit Full of Sugar?
Though dried fruit may seem sweeter because it comes in a condensed form, it contains no more sugar than the original fresh fruit.
This being said, fruit, in general, does contain a whole lot of sugar. This is usually fine because it is packaged with all those healthy minerals, antioxidants, vitamins, and fibre that help you digest those sugars. Dried fruit comes in the same package, but it is smaller. This means that it’s much easier to overeat dried fruit than it is fresh fruit.
Stick to the same daily recommendations of two servings of fresh fruit per day. If you wouldn’t eat 50 grapes in one sitting, don’t eat 50 raisins in one sitting.
Health Benefits of Dried Fruit
When eaten in moderation, dried fruit has a whole range of health benefits. They are essentially a denser version of the fruit, making them packed with fibre, potassium, and health-promoting plant compounds that you want in your body. There are even studies that indicate certain dried fruits such as raisins can lower your blood pressure, decrease inflammation, and decrease your cholesterol.
Doorstep Organic’s promises quality
We pride ourselves on the effort we take in choosing the products we stock, including our organic nuts, grains and dried fruits. Our selection is based on quality, goodness and taste, so you can enjoy eating healthy.
We don’t stock or sell anything we wouldn’t eat ourselves, so you can try our organic nuts, grains and dried fruit with peace of mind, knowing we’ve picked the best.
Organic Information
If you would like to learn more about a specific product, simply click on it to receive all the information you need. We display the certified organic status, country of origin, and a full list of ingredients on all of our products, as well as a description. Check out our range of organic milk and alternatives here.
We take pride in only stocking the best organic food we can find. Read our Farm Profiles to learn more about where our food comes from and check out Why Organics? where we detail the benefits of eating organic.
All facts referenced above were found at the following sources:
How to Avoid Sulfur Dioxide - Organic Authority
Dried Fruit: Good or Bad? - Healthline
The Top 9 Nuts to Eat for Better Health - Healthline
Power Super Foods
Goji Berries “The Origin Series”
In Stock
Certified By: ACO
Country of Origin: Tibet
125g
$12.95 $10.36 / 100gAbout the product
Certified Organic is your only safeguard ensuring a non-irradiated, non-genetically modified superfood grown without chemical fertilisers. Our Goji are certified by ‘ACO' – Australia's most recognised organic certifying body.
Is there anyone who hasn't heard of all the health and wellbeing benefits attributed to Goji Berries?? Also known as Chinese Wolfberry or Gou Qi Zi, and growing profusely on vines that reach over 6m in length in the remote hills and valleys of the 'Goji Triangle' - Tibet, Northern China and Mongolia - the revitalizing and energy containing Goji berry (Lycium Barbarum) is the most health enhancing of the 80 odd varieties of the Lycium fruit.
Suggested Uses:
Enjoy straight from the bag, or add to lunchboxes, oatmeal or muesli, smoothies, trailmix, salads, cake/biscuit/muffin batters, or steeped in tea. Or mix with Raw Cacao Nibs (Goji Snack Blend)
Ingredients
Goji berries
Grass Roots
Organic Hemp Hearts
In Stock
Certified By: Not Certified Organic
250g
$14.95About the product
Ingredients
Organic Hulled Hemp Seeds.
Power Super Foods
Acai Powder
In Stock
Certified By: ACO
Country of Origin: Brazil
50g
$19.95 $39.90 / 100gAbout the product
Açai (Euterpe oleracea) is the secret weapon of many famous athletes who love the Low G.I./high nutrient concentration combo – no surfer from Brazil to Burleigh can start their day without!
Suggested Uses:
Add to yoghurt, smoothies, ice cream, fruit juice, water, milkshakes, muesli, or even margaritas!
Ingredients
Certified Organic 100% Acai Berry Powder (Euterpe olercacea).
Mount Zero
Persian Red Lentils
In Stock
Certified By: Not Certified Organic
Country of Origin: Australia
500g
$6.50 $1.30 / 100gAbout the product
Small and spherical in shape, Mount Zero Persian Red Lentils maintain their shape when cooked and have a slightly nutty flavour. Similar to the lentils grown in Castelluccio in Umbria, Italy, they are fantastic for salads and soups as well as Middle Eastern/Moroccan style dishes. A great companion to cumin, lamb, paprika and mint. These lentils do not need to be soaked and take about 20 minutes to cook.
Ingredients
Persian red lentils
Mount Zero
Pearl Barley
In Stock
Country of Origin: Australia
500g
$6.95 $1.39 / 100gAbout the product
Pearl barley is a healthy, high fibre and nutritious grain with a mild, nutty flavour. It provides a great alternative to rice or pasta and can also be served cold in salads
Ingredients
Pearl barley
Mount Zero
Organic Kabuli Chick Peas
In Stock
Country of Origin: Australia
500g
$7.25 $1.45 / 100gAbout the product
Mount Zero Organic Chickpeas are creamy in colour and texture. Mount Zero chickpeas are the premium Kabuli variety originally derived from Afghanistan. With their creamy texture and nutty flavour they are great for salads, braised with meats, or spiced with middle eastern flavours. Mount Zero chickpeas also make a delicous hummus.
Ingredients
Chickpeas
Mount Zero
French Style Green Lentils
In Stock
Certified By: Not Certified Organic
Country of Origin: Australia
500g
$9.95 $1.99 / 100gAbout the product
As the name suggests, these lentils are a variety originating from Puy in France. However these lentils grow exceptionally well in the soils of the Wimmera, and are a favourite amongst our restaurant customers.
Renowned for their deep nutty flavour and for holding their shape when cooked, these lentils are as perfect for summer salads as they are in winter soups and braised dishes.
A great companion to feta, chevre, mint, peas, tomatoes and game. These lentils do not need to be soaked and take about 20 minutes to cook.
Ingredients
French green lentils
Mount Zero
Freekah Whole Grain
In Stock
Country of Origin: Australia
500g
$8.75 $1.75 / 100gAbout the product
An ancient grain, freekeh is made from young, green wheat that is traditionally roasted over wood fires to burn off the husks, giving the grain a lovely, nutty flavour. Freekeh’s originates from the Arabic word ‘faraka’ (meaning ‘to rub’) which refers to the traditional method of rubbing the husk away from the dried wheat. It is then left to dry further and either cracked or left whole (i.e. wholegrain).
A grain that is high in fibre (up to four times more fibre than brown rice) and even higher in protein that is also low in carbohydrates with a low Glycaemic Index (G.I), makes it great for diabetics and an all-round brilliant grain!
Ingredients
Freekah Grain
Mount Zero
Pearled Farro
In Stock
Certified By: Demeter
Country of Origin: Australia
500g
$10.95 $2.19 / 100gAbout the product
The wheel of change has not affected one of the first and finest grains grown by our early farmers more than 2000 years ago. Farro vanished from modern agriculture because of it's protective husk that required more complex dehulling and milling machinery.
Farro is high in fibre, rich in B Complex vitamins, protein, zinc and has a softer gluten that is gentler to the digestive system than wheat. We stone grind it to crack the bran. Farro has a delicious nutty flavour with a chewy texture, and can be substituted for rice, lentils, couscous and pasta in soups, salads and more.
Ingredients
100% Pearled Farro
Mount Zero
Australian Organic Quinoa
In Stock
Country of Origin: Australia
500g
$13.75 $2.75 / 100gAbout the product
This Organic Australian Quinoa is high in protein, low GI and has a great unique taste.
It is grown in Northern Tasmania where organically grown Australian Quinoa has been pioneered.
Ingredients
Organic Quinoa
Molino
Organic Polenta Instant
Out of Stock
Certified By: IT-BIO-007
Country of Origin: Italy
500g
$5.25 $1.05 / 100gAbout the product
This fine instant polenta is pre-cooked, finely ground yellow cornmeal that requires significantly less cooking time than traditional polenta.
Ingredients
100% Organic Corn Meal.
Molino
Polenta Instant
In Stock
Certified By: Not Certified Organic
Country of Origin: Italy
500g
$5.25 $1.05 / 100gAbout the product
This fine instant polenta is pre-cooked, finely ground yellow cornmeal that requires significantly less cooking time than traditional polenta. Not Organic.
Ingredients
100% Corn Meal.