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Worldfamous Turkish Seedless Grapes

Turkey, is one of the leading seedless raisin grape exporting countries and ranks fourth in the world in vineyard acreage with 567,000 hectares, and 3,700,000 metric tons being produced annually. Fresh table grapes account for 25 % of this production while 17.5 % is seedless raisin grapes and 15 % is seeded raisin grapes. Of the remaining production 2.5 % is used for wine and cognac with the remaining 40 % being utilized in juice, jelly and other processed products. Turkey has the most suitable climate conditions for vine growing in the world and is the origin of the vine genes. Processed raisins are dried grapes of the Vinifera variety. Raisins have virtually no saturated fat or cholesterol and are very low in sodium. They are also 70% fructose, the kind of sugar that is easiest to digest.

Worldfamous Turkish Seedless Grapes

Seedless grapes used to make raisins first came from Turkey. In the Aegean Region of Turkey, since the 18th century the major grape production is sultanas, which is a variety of seedless type. It has been a part of Sultan's diet with its original taste and that is where this type inherited its name from.

Sultanas form an important part of the agricultural exports in Turkey. Bigger portion of the sultanas produced in Turkey is being exported

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
The processed raisins are prepared from clean, sound, dried grapes, which are properly stemmed and capstemmed, then sorted, cleaned and washed in water to assure a wholesome product.