| Botanical Name | Vitisvinifera |
| Family Name | Vitaceae |
| Part Used | Fruit |
| Description | It is a liana growing to 35 yards (32 m) in length, with flaky bark. The leaves are alternate, palmately lobed, long and broad. The fruit is a berry, known as a grape. The grape is eaten fresh, processed to make wine or juice, or dried to produce raisins. |
| Origin & Cultivation | It is native to the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and southwestern Asia. In India, it is cultivated in sub-tropical, hot-tropical and mild tropical regions. It grows well in well drained loam to sandy load with good organic matter. |
| Quality Description | Raisin Count: (berries / 100 gms) | Jumbo | Medium | Standard | Small | | less than 150 | 150 - 250 | 250 - 350 | greater than 350 | | Light Colour | Dark Colour | | Consistenting mainly of golden, amber, light brown (65%) and dark brown (30%) and blackish berries (5%) | Consistenting mainly of golden, amber, light brown (30%) and dark brown (45%) and blackish berries (25%) | | Physical Properties | A Grade | B Grade | C Grade | | Loose Stalks (Maximum):- 4 to 10 mm- More than 10 mm | 2 no per 10 Kg1 no per 10 Kg | 4 no per 10 Kg2 no per 10 Kg | 6 no per 10 Kg4 no per 10 Kg | | Cap Stems (Loose & Attached): | 2% of the berries | 3% of the berries | 5% of the berries | | Damaged Berries (Max by weight): | 1.00% | 2.50% | 5.00% | | Under Developed, Shrivelled Berries(Max by weight): | 2.00% | 4.00% | 6.00% | | Moldy Berries (Max by weight): | 2.00% | 4.00% | 6.00% | | Stones (Embedded & Loose, less than size of Raisin) | 2 per 25 Box | 2 per 12 Box | 2 per 8 Box | Chemical Properties | Moisture: | less than 18% | | SO2: | less than 300 ppm | | Vegetable Oil: | less than 0.5% (applied as per customer option) | | Ochratoxin A | less than 10 ppb | | Afflatoxin B1 + B2 + G1 + G2 | less than 10 ppb | Microbiological Properties | Salmonella | not detected | | E.coli | not detected | | Other Parameters | complient product can be provided as per specific requirements | |
| Packing | Enclosed in a non-sealed, folded, poly bag in-turn packed inside a taped export worthy corrugated box weighing 10 kg / 15 kg net per box. |
| Loading in 20ft | 18-19MT |
| HS Code | 08062010 |
| Uses | The health benefits of raisins include relief from constipation, acidosis, anaemia, and fever as well as its positive impact on eye health, dental care, and bone quality. It is majorly used in Bakery industry and also popular as a snack. |