0 a mixture of dried fruit and nuts, eaten as a snack (= a small amount of food that is eaten between meals)
They are popular in trail mix, salads, and breads, with cereals or eaten on their own.
In the case of trail mix with fruit that has a lot of the flesh exposed, one might try a fine popcorn salt.
They are also often used in pies, jam, wines, cider, beers and sugar-infused berries similar to dried cranberries used for cereals, trail mix and snack foods.