most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-06-19T14:50:57Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/158407 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/158407/cooking-dried-fruits mygutleaks 2012-10-27T12:56:49Z 2012-10-27T17:54:28Z

<p>I understand dried fruits can be moldy. but when you cook mold, does it die? i'm on SCD with hopes of eliminating candida, and like to eat cooked raisins in my almond flour cookies. anyone have thoughts on if this is ok? thanks!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/158407/cooking-dried-fruits/158411#158411 dmi 2012-10-27T13:22:05Z 2012-10-27T13:22:05Z

<p>In general it's not the mold itself that could be a problem, it's the toxins it produces, and cooking does little to remove these.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/158407/cooking-dried-fruits/158427#158427 Dan 2012-10-27T15:14:38Z 2012-10-27T15:14:38Z

<p>In general it's not the mold itself that could be a problem, it's the sugar in the dried fruit, and cooking only removes nutrients and enzymes. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/158407/cooking-dried-fruits/158440#158440 margarets 2012-10-27T17:27:30Z 2012-10-27T17:27:30Z

<p>If the fruit (or any food) is <em>visibly</em> moldy, best just to throw it out. Recently-purchased raisins are usually fine, mold-wise.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/158407/cooking-dried-fruits/158442#158442 Aughra 2012-10-27T17:54:28Z 2012-10-27T17:54:28Z

<p>No guys, she's referring to mycotoxins and mold which can be terrible for people on SCD or GAPS because they are attempting to heal their gut. </p> <p>To answer your question, cooking doesn't break down the mycotoxins but it will kill any potential mold. Ideally one would dehydrate their own fruit, next option would be to buy from a local producer, third would be to skip it. :-) </p>