White raisins are often called golden raisins or muscats. There are many fruits that can be turned into raisins, but they are mostly made out of grapes. Raisins may be eaten raw or used in baking, cooking and even brewing.

This raisins are oven dried, but there are also many different drying methods. The drying process of the grape can take long or short time depending on the used method. One method is sun drying. This is an inexpensive process but the resulting raisins are often low quality due to environmental contamination, insects and deterioration. The mechanical drying process can be easily controlled and produces raisins in a shorter amount of time.

Nutritional information

Raisins are 15% water, 79% carbohydrates, 3% protein and contain negligible fat. They are also a source of several dietary minerals, riboflavin and vitamin B6.