Babyfood, juice, apple and prune

Fun Facts

1. Prunes have a well-deserved reputation as an aid to regularity. Prunes sound more upscale when called dried plums, but their gastrointestinal actions are the same by any name. Around 80 percent of Americans suffer from constipation — infrequent, painful or hard bowel movements — at some point in their lives, according to The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Prune juice can help keep bowel movements soft and regular.
2. One reason why prune juice finds its way onto so many breakfast tables is because of its fiber content, although prune juice contains less fiber than prunes themselves.
3. A cup of prune juice provides 2.6 grams of fiber to your diet, which should include 25 to 30 grams per day, according to The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
4. Sugar alcohol in prune juice, called sorbitol, might also contribute to softer stools that pass more quickly through the intestinal tract. Sugar alcohol is an incompletely digested sugar that, despite the name, has no intoxicating effects. A 5-ounce serving of prune juice contains 6.6 grams of sorbitol. Sorbitol absorbs into the bloodstream more slowly than glucose, which gives it more time to absorb water from the intestine.