What Is Raisin (Kishmish)?
Raisin (Kishmish) is a word used for dehydrated grapes. The origin of this word dates back to Middle English. Raisins are dried grapes that are commonly used as a salad topping, in yogurt, in delicious cookies, muffins, bread, or eating with nuts. Iranian Raisins (Kishmish) are rich in calories and very useful for health. With only half a cup of raisin, you can boost your daily iron level up to 7 percent for females and up to 16 percent for adult males.
Raisins maintain your bones and teeth strong. With only 1/2-cup serving per day, you will receive 45 milligrams of calcium. They also help for better digestion. This tiny and delicious snack is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, fibers, and minerals. The taste of Iranian raisin is originally sweet. So, next time tends to eat a sweet snack, try Iran Raisin (Kishmish) products.
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What is Iranian Raisin (Kishmish)?
Raisin is a word used for dried grape. It commonly produced in Iran, U.S., Greece, and Turkey. Raisin is a word started from old French and Middle English. In Modern French, Raisin is called dried Grape. Iranian raisin is called Kishmish that is one of the most exported products from Iran to other countries. Iranian Raisin production backed to the 2000 years before Christ. During the time of Moses, dried grapes are mentioned in the Bible (Numbers 6:3). Now, it will be exported to more than 80 countries all around the world. From the quality aspect, Iranian Raisins have a high quality among other producers.
Raisins produced in Iran are made from dried grapes. Iranian Raisins are small in size but rich in carbohydrate, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and sugar. This delicious snack packed with very useful nutrients and an extra ordinary food supplement for individuals including athletes, children, and woman. The best kind of raisin for exporting is a seedless type. Nearly all Raisin of Iran productions are seedless. The Iran raisin industry is located mainly in Khorasan, and Malayer. These cities are two of the successful seedless grape producers that will export Iranian Raisin with the highest quality to all around the world.
Different Kinds of Iranian Raisins
There are different kinds of Iranian raisins. Each kind has made of different grapes with various tastes, sizes, shapes, and colors. Also, based on types of grape such as Flame seedless, black Corinth, Sultana, seedless Thompson, and more like them, the variety of Iran Raisin product will differ. However, the main classification of Iranian Raisin will be something like this:
- Black Raisin: Black Raisins which also called dried black grapes are the most common type of Raisin. They are usually used in cooking (especially with meals contain rice, or in cookies, muffins, pies, and more like them).
- Green Raisin: This can be one of the most known types with the highest level of quality. This type is green and sweet, dried in sun and, usually eaten with nuts.
- Golden Raisin: This type of Iranian Raisin is made by using Sulfur dioxide in a mechanical process to retain the lighter color, and prevent the dark color.
- Sultana Light Brown Raisin (Malayer)
- Sultana Dark Brown Raisin:
- Long Golden Raisin
- Long Green Raisin (Kashmari)
- Jumbo Raisin (Mavis)
- Sun Dried Raisin (Thompson)
- Red Raisin: they are a red Iran raisin products usually dried and sold by their stalks. They can be seedless, or with a large seed, jelly-like, and sweet. Red Raisins are dried with sunshine or in dry-shade situation.
- Currant: This type dries naturally and is made from small varieties of grapes.
Iranian Raisin Different Colors
Some of us really love raisins especially those raisin that are the production of Iran. But what is the exact difference between Iranian Raisin Different colors? You know, Iranian Raisins have the variety of colors that will vary them base on the price, usage, and maybe the taste. The difference of these colors depends on the type of used grape, method of drying and the usage of Raisin.
Iranian Raisin Different colors can be Iranian red raisin for using with rice, Iranian golden raisin that will be dried by using Sulphur, Iranian brown raisin that will dried using natural process (sun drying), Iranian green raisin which will be shade dry, Sultana Light Brown Raisin (Malayer), Long Golden Raisin, and Long Green Raisin (Kashmari). Choosing the right color of Iranian Raisin depends on your type of usage. Iranian Raisin different colors will offer you your preferred type of Raisin.
Iranian Raisin Harvesting
The time of grape harvesting is arrived. Iranian Raisin Harvesting can be mechanical or hand-harvested on the Iranian’s vineyards. Traditionally, Iranian Raisin grapes will hand cut and harvested. Then, the harvested grape will sun dried to make Raisins. This is a labor intensive process than highly depends on your individual resources (workers). In this process, different methods will be used for Raisin harvesting. This process will often be done from mid-July to the end of September.
Another method for Iranian Raisin Harvesting will be mechanical method. The mechanical harvesting will often perform on nights to preclude any future damage or loss in grapes. While hand-harvest of raisin grapes is still a popular method, growers have turned to mechanical method. A mechanical harvester will shake off the grapes. Then, it places Iranian grapes on a continuous paper tray to dry in between the rows. Also, the mechanical Iranian Raisin Harvesting is used to remove the dried bunches.
Iranian Raisin Regions
As you know, raisins are produced in various regions all around the world. The most well-known Iranian Raisin regions are Khorasan, Malayer, Kashmar, and Qazvin. These Iranian Raisin regions will produce the best raisins with the highest quality grapes. These regions have various raisin companies which export Iranian raisin to other regions and countries.
Iranian Raisin Nutrition
One of the critical items of a healthy body is nutrition fact. Nutrition is related to improved stronger immune systems, better maternal health, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of diseases. Having a healthy and good diet, will help you to have a perfect nutrition process. Iranian Raisins are one of the best resources in a healthy life routine. When it comes to Iranian Raisin nutritional value, each 100 gm Raisin (Kishmish) gives you the following items:
- 5% of daily recommended dose of calcium
- 15% of daily recommended dose of iron
- 16% of daily recommended dose of potassium
- 299 calories
- 5 gm fat
- 79 gm carbohydrates
- 59 gm sugar
- 4 g dietary fiber
- 3 g protein
Today, Raisins are available in every supermarket and in different colors, all around the world. So, you can easily benefits from Iranian Raisin nutrition advantages.
Iranian Raisin Health Benefits
If you are interested enough to know about Iranian raisins health benefits, consider the following facts:
- Iranian raisins are cholesterol-free, fat-free, and rich in antioxidant.
- All kinds of Iran raisin products have Vitamin C, Vitamin B, Vitamin K, and Vitamin E.
- They are a good resource for those individual suffering from weak bones. Thanks to the rich boron mineral founded in Iranian raisin.
- Studies show that low amount of potassium level can cause the heart disease, high blood pressure, and even stroke. Iranian Raisins are a good resource of potassium.
- Iranian Raisin can lower the risk of heart disease by reducing blood pressure and blood sugar. They can lower the LDL (bad Cholesterol) that reduces strain on your heart.
As you can see, Iranian Raisins health benefits have great. They have a lot of potential to help you consider Raisins as a risk-free snack on your daily diet.
Iran Raisin Production
The Raisin Production can differ from a grape type to another type or preferred region for drying to another region. For Raisin production, three main methods of drying are generally used. Sun drying, shade drying, and mechanical drying are three common methods of Raisin production. Also, this process may differ from place to place. Also, this Process will be shortening in a place with high temperature and low humidity.
As you know, Ario Co. is located in Khorasan. The temperature in this city is high and the amount of humidity is low. So, the Raisin Production process will be faster than in other regions. Also, there are other factors that play an important role in the Raisin production process. Some of these factors are including the variety of grapes, Compactness of grape bunches, size of the berries, total soluble solids, sugar content and thickness of outer waxy cuticle, Moisture stress, and soil salinity, and even weather conditions.
Iranian Raisin Processing
The natural Iranian raisin processing is mainly divided into five stages. In the first stage, the high-quality Iranian grape should be produced from the best farms of Iran with a high level of quality and conditions. You have to be aware of various diseases or insect attacks. You should minimize the natural losses to harvest grapes with the highest level of quality. The second level of Iranian raisin processing is harvesting the product and drying them. The product will be harvested by workers. Then, a bunch of Iranian grapes will be placed on the special tray to for two to four weeks to dry.
Then, they will dehydrate. The drying process of Iranian raisins is mainly sun drying method. Now, it’s time of starting the third stage of Iran raisin processing. Inspection and storage of Iranian raisins are made in this stage. At the final stage, dried raisins will move from storage bins to the processing line for removing immature raisins, sands, or any other debris. Then, Iranian Raisin will be packed for exporting to other countries.