Different Type Of Raisins

The four-season climate of Iran and its high quality soil are two main reasons that Iranian grapes are very tasty and have a unique and sweet taste. iranian raisins are basically dried high-quality grapes that are grown in the vast fields of Iran. Iran is the one of the third largest exporter of raisin in the world by exporting nearly 7% of global consumption of the best raisins. Iran’s best raisins to eat are grown in many areas of Iran such as Malayer, Qazvin and etc. different types of raisins require different growth conditions.

Different iranian of raisins

1. Golden raisin

The color of golden raisin ranges from yellow, golden or greenish yellow to light amber. Harvested grapes are dipped, shade dried and sulfur treated although it is important that the residue be limited and below 2000 ppm. This type of raisin with a predominating yellow or golden color, has a unique almost smoky and tart after-taste.

2. Sun dried raisin

This type of iran raisins is naturally dried under the sun without the dipping process that makes caramelizing of the fruit’s sugars contributes towards producing the different taste in raisin. The color of sun dried raisin is mostly dark brown.

3. Malayeri raisin

Malayeri raisin is unique in color, it naturally has light brown color. This type of raisin is almost the same as Sultana raisins but the difference is that Malayeri raisin is less sweet and lighter in color compared to Sultana.

4. Sultana raisin

This raisin has sweeter taste compared to other types of raisins. The color scale ranges from light to dark as well as various size options. For the dipping process, it is dipped in a solution of Potash and oil to accelerate the drying process and make the color of the raisin lighter.

5. Kashmari green raisin

Kashmari green raisin is characterized by its long size from Pekami grape. Iran Kashmari green raisin is famous for its sweet taste and distinctive sour underlying taste which is more suited to eastern.

6. Kashmari golden raisin

Golden Kashmari raisin is characterized by its long size from Pekami grape. If the raisin gets SO2 treated, the name changes to “golden kashmari” or “golden long raisins”. SO2 treating make the color yellow to golden and to keep the color gold, they do not dry it under the sun.

Famous raisins in the world

There are other countries beside Iran that produce high quality raisins. Some of these different kinds of raisins are mentioned below:

• Currants

Currants are basically dark raisins. They are typically produced from an ancient grape variety which was traded in Greece. They are also known as Zante currants and often mixed with raisins and mixed with dried fruit and nuts.

• Munakka

Munakka is basically dried grapes which are bigger in size if compared to kismis. Munakkas are pulpier than kismis and are brown in color. Munakka is known for curing constipation, strengthening bones and they are also known to aid in weight gain.

• flame raisins

Flame raisins which are also known as red raisins are produced from red grapes. They are large in size and dark in color. Red raisins are known to lower the risk of diabetes and can improve eye sight.

 raisins price in Iran

Iranian raisins are amongst the finest raisins in the world. They have a high quality and the raisins price in Iran is very affordable. The price usually depends on the type of raisins and the quality you request for.