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5 Precautions You Should Take Before Buying Online Dry Fruits
True to changing times, the purchase and sale and trade in dry fruits have shifted away from narrow market lanes fragrant with the scent of spices and almonds, to the comforts of air-conditioned rooms and internet. However with this change comes a host of challenges that the online-customer has to face. With limited abilities left to physically verify and examine the quality of the merchandise, the customer is either unsure of the quality of the product he receives or has no option but to send it back as unsatisfactory.
To help the modern customer make an informed choice about where to buy we list below a few tips to keep in mind when ordering dry fruits online.
1. Freshness of fruits
Always insist on buying from vendors and websites who provide guarantees and third party verifications of the freshness of the products they are selling. Dry fruits prepared from fresher fruits are more tasty not to mention their longer shelf-lives.
2. Quality of fruits
Dry fruits can be prepared from fruits of differing quality grades, with the consequential differences in the quality of the final product. As physical delivery is always not possible or convenient, customers are advised to shop at sites that provide explicit guarantees of the quality of the products.
3. Air-tight packing
Dry fruits, contrary to popular beliefs, must also be provided proper packing in air-tight containers. Air-tight packing ensures that the product retains its crispiness and texture, and its taste is not contaminated by particulate matter while transport or delivery. Reusable packing also allows customers to retain the air-tight packing in which the product was delivered.
4. Moisture control
Moisture control is essential for long lives of the final dry fruit products and to ensure control over the texture and the optimum ‘dry-ness’ level. Different dry fruits are prepared with different levels of moisture within them. Consider the difference in texture and fleshiness between dried figs and dried apricots, the chewy fleshiness of the figs is a crucial part of the consumption experience.
5. Flavour lock packing
Dry fruits are often prepared with several flavours and spices to give them the desired spicy or salty flavour. The packaging of such products must be carefully designed to ensure that the spicy taste of the product is retained throughout the product’s shelf-life.