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NUTRITION VALUE OF RAISINS

Raisins are dried grapes. Its botanical name is Vitis vinifera and in India it is Munaqqa. Raisins have very high nourishing qualities. The raisins are important because of their rare food value. Raisins contain eight times more sugar than grapes. Raisins are highly beneficial in the treatment of constipation. They should be soaked in a glassful of drinking water for 24 to 48 hours. This would swell them to the original size of the grapes. They should be eaten early in the morning ( after discarding the stones ). The water in which raisins are soaked should also be drunk.

The raisins are dried grapes. All grapes are, however, not suitable for making raisins. The grapes, which are very sweet, are only selected for drying. Raisins have high nourishing qualities.

The raisins are esteemed for their rare food value. The raisins are rich in carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. They form a very valuable food when taken with milk. They supplement each other as the milk contains sufficient protein and the raisins, sugar. In same way they can be taken with advantage with nuts such as cashew nut, walnut and groundnut.
Raisins are extensively used in salads. They may be added to curries. They are also used in the bakery and confectionaries and widely used in the preparation of jams, jellies, cakes, puddings and pies.

The high food values of raisins arise chiefly from their sugar content. They contain eight times more sugar than grapes. The sugar contained in the raisins is of superior quality, like that of the grapes, as major portion of this sugar is formed by glucose and fruit sugar. Glucose produces quick heat and energy in the body. Raisins are thus an excellent food in all cases of debility and wasting diseases. They are also valuable during convalescence.

FOOD VALUE OF RAISINS

Moisture 20.2 %
Protein 1.8 %
Fat 0.3 %
Minerals 2.0 %
Carbohydrates 74.6 %
Fibre 1.1 %

MINERALS and VITAMINS ( Per 100 gms edible portion)

Calcium 87 mg
Phosphorus 80 mg
Iron 7.7 mg
Vitamin C 1 mg
Smaller amounts of Vitamin B complex

Calorific Value - 310

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