Prunes (Dried Plums) and bone markers

What 2 graded rows on prunes (dried plums) agree on for bone markers, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Prunes (Dried Plums) page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Prunes (Dried Plums) page, with its PubMed record.

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2 rows · 93 people

They agree: both rows found an improvement.

No difference

Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 58 people (2002) and found an improvement.

The rows run from 35 to 58 people, published from 2002 to 2022: 2 single studies.

2 improved

Grade CBone-formation markers vs dried apple · Improved
RCT · n 58 · 2002 · Postmenopausal women not on hormone therapy
100 g a day · 3 months
Only dried plums raised IGF-I and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase vs baseline; bone-breakdown markers did not change with either fruit.
Row on the Prunes (Dried Plums) page · PubMed 11860726 (opens PubMed)
Grade DBone-turnover markers in men · Improved
RCT · n 35 · 2022 · Men aged 55 to 80 with some bone loss
50 g or 100 g a day · 3 months
100 g lowered serum osteocalcin (p < 0.001); 50 g lowered osteoprotegerin and osteocalcin and raised the OPG:RANKL ratio (p = 0.041).
Row on the Prunes (Dried Plums) page · PubMed 35057457 (opens PubMed)