Editing Raisin (section)

==Varieties==
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[[File:Grape Rasins plus Zante Currants.jpg|thumb|California seedless grape raisins (left) and California [[Zante currant]]s (right), along with a metric ruler for scale]]

Raisin varieties depend on the types of grapes used and appear in a variety of sizes and colors, including green, black, brown, purple, blue, and yellow. Seedless varieties include sultanas (the common American type is known as [[Thompson Seedless]] in the United States), Zante currants (black Corinthian raisins, ''Vitis vinifera'' L. var. Apyrena),<ref name=oed/> and [[Flame Seedless|Flame grapes]]. Raisins are traditionally [[sun-dried]] but may also be artificially dehydrated.

Golden raisins are created with a treatment of [[sulfur dioxide]] rather than purely drying them.<ref name="7cfr989.7">{{cite web|title=United States Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 989.7|url=http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2003/7cfr989.7.htm|access-date=2006-06-15}}</ref> They are sometimes dried in dehydrators with controlled temperature and humidity, which may them to retain more moisture at added cost of running the dehydrator.

[[Black Corinth]] or [[Zante currant]]s are small, sometimes seedless, raisins that are much darker and have a tart, tangy flavor. They are usually called currants.<ref name=oed/> [[Muscat (grape)|Muscat]] raisins are larger and sweeter than other varieties.

Grapes used to produce raisins in the Middle East and Asia include the large black monukka (or manucca) grapes that produce large raisins.<ref>{{Cite web
 | title        = Types of Raisins: Currants, Golden Seedless, and More
 | url          = http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-eating/food/article/types-raisins
 | website      = Berkeley Wellness
 | publisher    = Remedy Health Media
 | access-date  = 2017-09-20
 | url-status   = live
 | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000353/http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-eating/food/article/types-raisins
 | archive-date = 2017-09-21
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