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But in my experience, when I buy sultanas they are usually paler from white grapes and raisins are always dark red grapes. However, earlier today I baught a bag of each and BOTH were dark, but the raisins were larger and slightly darker, both were seedless It seems like the names vary a lot in their usage, sometimes used to describe the type of grape, other times the size.
Even the producers, or at least the people responsible for packaging seem to be pretty inconsistant. Because of all this it's hard to know exactly what you're buying, when the lable is often wrong. But people here are also saying the word is used for certain types of dried grape on top of being the common name for a large range of different berries Tommo, Brisbane Australia It sultan-ly seems that with all the helpful suggestions the bar has been raisin d - glass of red or white wine Pemberton, Nova Scotia Canada A current is not a raisin, it is not grown on a vine, like a grape.
Is this really going to make much difference? This attitude is sadly lacking in the good ol' U S of A, where people skewer and butcher it on a daily basis.
Gary, Portsmouth Hampshire The difference is about 20p Linda, Paisley Scotland Currant research is inconclusive as to the difference between sultanas and raisins. The short answer, at least in this country UK , is that sultana raisins are golden raisins and you can find them everywhere.
But we seldom go for the short answer, do we? There appears to be a good deal of imprecision in the raisin arena. But that doesn't always happen. Currants are tiny raisins from the zante grape, and are supposed to have been first grown on the island of Corinth in Greece.
Generally, currants are more tart than other raisins. Sultana raisins were originally the product of the Sultana grape, which grew in Turkey.
The same variety of grape, however, treated with sulphur dioxide and heated artificially stays lighter, moister, and plumper, and these are what are sold here as golden raisins or sultanas. Theoretically, sultanas are sweeter and less acid than other raisins. I laughed so much tears rolled down my legs. I saw the ingredient Sultana and had no clue what it was. Little did I know the search to find out what it is would be so confusing or amusing!
Stacey, Saskatoon Canada In Aus whereI lived half my life we used sultanas raisins and currants in granny's fruit cake recipe. Sultanas were much bigger than raisins and lighter and juicier. Now in USA there appears to be little difference and now we know they are the same grape but one is tortured with sulphur dioxide and no one else seems to give a darn! As for me I would prefer to find some of those old style juicy sultanas.
Thanks for the laughs from around the globe! Roslyn, Phx. AZ USA Raisins are dried red grapes, sultanas are dried white or green grapes, and currants are dried currants Shona, Normanby New Zealand Who gives a shit when dozens of kids die daily due to hunger! Why shouldn't one care: you can always care about world peace as well.
I thought the only difference was that Sultanas came from California and Raisins from Turkey because that is where most of the ones that I have been able to buy have been from and that is the crux of it: what you can buy where you are.
Some other places, it seems, this place of manufacture is reversed. Wikipedia is fairly good on the definitions but until now I thought that currants were dried currants. I am however worried by the use of potassium carbonate and sulfur dioxide SO I shall be using Raisins in future. I put them in my special bread pudding and my very special Apple Pie Breaburns apples!
PS mixed nuts and raisins are the best thing when you are feeling seasick: don't know why everything else makes one actually sick. They are best when fresh, and are so sweet that feels like burning your throat when you are eating them. The best time for them is in the month of August. Ali C. Gencalp, Fort Worth, Texas USA I buy 30mt per week, as good as some of these answers are, and respect to those who have done ill advised research on the Internet.
The difference is the way they are dried. A raisin is dried naturally, but a sultana is dipped and then dried. Pedro , Wymondham Uk I wanted to know this because our English neighbor cute, little old English lady, tiny but full of chili -sauce gave me a recipe for tomato chutney ,and when I asked if I could use raisins I'm here in UK with Hubby who is U.
We've unofficially adopted her and she is what we like to think of as our "peppery" English "NAN"! I'm not going to tell her I'm buying golden raisins from the U.
Commisary Ha-Ha! China, Boston ,Ma U. S grapes they come from the clima Greek word for the tree the small tree which produce the the grapes and produce the stafida.. Raisins are naturally dried over a longer period of time and hence the dark colour. Sultanas are dipped in a solution which breaks down the skin, causing it to dry faster and retain some of its light colour.
Golden Sultanas are bleached with Sulphur to give its golden colour. A, As a 4th generation dried grape grower. They are generally larger than sultanas and may or may not have the seeds removed.
Both are from white varieties. Several improved Sultana types have been introduced recently which are also marketed as Sultana, such as Sun Muscat. In fact, raisins are much higher in nutrition than most of the processed foods we eat today and we think they are comparatively a very healthy food. But nothing comes close to the nutritional power of fresh fruits such as grapes. We expect the nutritional content of a freeze-dried grape to be very similar to that of the raw grapes based on what we know of the superiority of freeze-drying and how it better preserves the vitamins and phytonutrients in raw produce.
But until we are able to create the powder and do the tests, we will not know for certain. We'll keep you posted. Close menu. Shaker Bottle. All Products. About Us. Sultanas are made from seedless green grapes.
They are often dipped in a solution prior to drying, which speeds up the process. They are often the juiciest and lightest in color. Currants are made from small grape varieties. They are dried naturally and are the smallest and darkest of the three. At the end of the day, all are good choices that may even benefit your health. Which one you choose simply depends on the recipe in question and your taste preference.
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