The following provides responses to the most frequently asked questions about California Raisins:
Q. Why should I eat California Raisins?
A. California Raisins are a completely natural dried fruit with no sugar added, they are high in antioxidants, they are fat and cholesterol free, they are fiber-rich and contain more potassium per fruit serving than a banana. A quarter of a cup serving (1/4 cup) is equal to a fruit serving, and under the most recent U.S. food guidelines, half your food plate each meal and each day should consist of fruits and vegetables. California Raisins are the perfectly portable fruit that can be carried anywhere- raisins will never spoil, they provide quick energy, and they taste delicious.
Q. How should I eat California Raisins?
A. California Raisins can be consumed straight out of the package as a healthy between meal snack and can be used in cooking and baking is as many ways as you can imagine. This website contains over 1,000 consumer and professional recipes, from appetizers to entrees and desserts, including a wide variety of baked goods – all containing California Raisins.
Q. Who should eat California Raisins?
A. Any person concerned with good health over the age of two can safely and deliciously consumer California Raisins. The California WIC program recently affirmed that California Raisins were approved for childern as young as two, and of couse for older children and adults as well. A varitey of health and nutrition reserch projects conducted over the years show that California Raisins can help to improve digestion, provide quick energy, lower blood glucose and blood pressure naturally, help to reduce decay-causing biofilm on teeth, sweeten breath and when eaten as a snack before meals, may acutally assist in weight reduction.
Q. Where can I buy California Raisins?
A. For consumers, California Raisins are one of the most broadly distributed food products in the U.S. They can be found in supermarkets, convenience stores, mass merchandisers, drug chains, and in all types of restaurants and fast food outlest. For chefs, bakers, and food manufacturers, there is a portion of this website devoted to raisin products and the processors and manufacturers who produce them. See Packers and Processors.
Q. How are raisins made?
A. Natural seedless raisins are dried in the sun, then loaded into bins for delivery to the processing plants. The raisins can either be dried on paper trays on the ground between vineyard rows or dried on the vine, and mechanically harvested once the desired level of dryness is achieved.
Be sure to email info@raisins.org and ask Bernadine. She’s our online raisin expert, with two decades of experience in the raisin industry and in food consulting. Whether you have a question about a home recipe or the latest culinary trends with California Raisins, we promise you a quick response from our kitchen to yours.