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Iranian Golden Raisin

Iran is the third largest exporter of raisin in the world by exporting 92,000 tons(7% global consumption) of raisins. There are different varieties of Iranian Raisins: Sultana Raisins, Golden Raisins,Black Raisins and Green Raisins. The advantage of Iranian Raisins is principally its price and different methods of processing, and that's the reason why Iranian Raisins are amongst the finest raisins in the world. In Iran Raisin colors vary by their drying process. For example, a dark purplish / black raisin or Black Raisin is sun-dried. A light to medium brown raisins or Sultana Raisin is dried under the shade. A golden to bright yellow raisins is dried under shade and is also treated with sulfur dioxide to retain color and is called Golden Raisin or Golden Bleached Raisins. Green Raisin is green in nature but if sulfur is added the color will have a yellowish green color to it.

Raisins processing The processed raisins are prepared from clean, sound, dried grapes; are properly stemmed and cap stemmed except for cluster or uncap stemmed then the raisins are sorted and cleaned. Golden raisin is golden yellow to yellow-amber in color. It is Thompson seedless raisins which oven-ried to avoid the darkening effect of sunlight, and treated with sulfur dioxide to preserve the light color. They have a sweet but tangier flavor than the dark raisins.

Raisin standards The Institute of Standards & Industrial Research of Iran requires that all raisin producers must observe the following standards in order to export their product: Occurrence of gravel or sand: maximum 1 piece per 10kg. Moisture content: maximum 16% Nitrate sulfur (for golden): maximum 2/1000 Unclean raisins: maximum 5% Verminous raisins: maximum 3% Other kinds and forms: maximum 1% Raisins with stems: maximum 10% Length of bunches: maximum 5cm/1kg. Crushed or damaged raisins: maximum 5% Unripe raisins: maximum 2.5% to 5% Sugared raisins: maximum 15% Note: These conditions differ slightly for Green raisins.

Berry Count/100g.: Raisins are also divided into three sizes according the number of raisins per 100 g. Size Number Large: <300 Medium: 301-360 Small: >360

Specification:

Raisin, Nutrition and Health Raisins are the original candy-nature's candy. They are one of the most nutritious dried fruits in the world. Raisins are cholesterol-free, low in sodium and totally fat-free. It includes a large amount of carbohydrates, 94% of which are glucose and fructose, harmless dietetically harmless sugar. Raisins are very healthy, because of beneficial effects on thecardiovascular system; raisins are widely used as a remedy for peptic ulcer disease and cancer prevention. Raisins contain: Vitamins C, P, PP, B vitamins; Potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese; Carotene; Mineral salts, organic acids; Proteins - 2,7 g., fat - 0,4 g., carbohydrates - 69,4 g. Energy value: 292 kcal. per 100 g.

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