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Sultana Raisin from Aegean region of Turkey
Sultanas are dried seedless grapes of Vitis Vinifera L. variety. The large, yellow-green grapes that are dried into these raisins are particularly flavorful and soft. Sultana raisin are mainly used in the traditional cakes, breads and biscuits.
Aegean Region's bleached and unbleached grapes are used for the production of Turkish sultana raisins.
Turkey has the most suitable climate conditions for vine growing in the world and is the origin of the vine genes.
Grape figures which is found in different locations of Anatolia points out to the fact that growing grapes has been the part of the culture for centuries.
Classification:
According to the colour; Turkish sultana raisins are classified into five types under the type numbers of 8,9,10,11 according to their colours.
Thomson: dark as black
Type 8: dark
Type 9: brownish
Type 10: light brown
Type 11: light brown to golden
According to the size, Berry sizes in 100 gr ;
JUMBO |
STANDARD |
MEDIUM |
SMALL |
<250 |
251-360 |
361-500 |
501-650 |
Sultana Raisin Production;
Aegean Region's bleached and unbleached grapes are used for the production of sultana raisins.
The fresh Sultana variety seedless grapes are dipped in an alkaline olive oil emulsion and sun dried.
 
The product consists of good, sound berries, typical of the current crop which have been sun dried and stored under satisfactory conditions before processing. The fruit will be sized, destemmed, screened, washed in potable water, aspirated and static picked to remove defects and foreign matter.
The sundried raisins are graded and received by the experts and stored in warehouses under controlled conditions.
Then the fruits are filled in hygienic plastic crates and sent to static picking department where fruit is controlled by skilled and controlled workers on a white laminated table under bright light. Table picking is performed depending on buyer's specifications. Then the fruits are filled in to telescopic carton boxes with blue polyethylene liners. 11,5 to 14 kg. fruit is filled in each carton Each carton is scanned by a metal detector and coded by ink-jet machine for traceability.
Packing; 
Bulk pack: 5 kg/ctn, 10 kg/ctn, 12.5 kg/ctn, or as per your request.
Small pack: 250g/bag, 500g/bag, 1kg/bag etc.
Sultana Raisin export,
Loading; 20 mton per 1x20ft FCL , 25mton per 1x40ft FCL
Storage Instructions;
TEMPERATURE: We recommend temperatures lower than 20 0C (68 0F) for storage. No need to refrigerate during display.
CONDENSATION: Natural ventilation of air around sultana raisins is necessary. Therefore slight air movement is needed in expelling excess moisture in ambient air. Because, differences of temperature due to night and day, rainy days or climate changes may cause condensation of moisture in air on the surface of raisins as pure water droplets. This first causes the fruit to darken and then may start fermentation. The ambient relative humidity must be less than 60% and cartons should be stowed about 10 cm (4") above the ground on pallets and cartons should be covered with cloth or plastic in high ceiling areas.
FOREIGN SMELLS AND ODOURS: Do not stow sultanas near chemicals, fuels, exhaust gases or debris that may emit bad smells or foreign odours in order to retain its original natural flavour. Other hygienic and technical precautions must be taken after G.M.P. (Good Manufacturing Practices) during storage.
Health Benefits;
Sultanas are a good source of energy (1,276 kj / 305 kcal Per 100g) thanks to its carbohydrate content. Sultanas also contain vitamins B1, B2 and various minerals. It is medically proven that it helps child growth, curing diseases with inflammation and fever, also kidney and liver diseases.
100 grams of Sultanas contain :
77.4% |
Carbohydrate |
2.82 gr |
Protein |
15% (±1.5) |
Moisture |
0.5% |
Coating oil |
Vitamins contained in 100 grams of Sultanas :
0.147 mg |
Vitamin B1 |
0.073 mg |
Vitamin B2 |
Minerals in 100 grams of Sultanas ; 4 mg Fe, 30 mg Magnesium, 190 mg Phosphor 53 mg calcium.
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