What is Sultana?

Sultana is a word with several different but related meanings depending on the part of the world in which it is used. Its widest use is the use of a call for a certain type of grapes, Green Thompson without seeds. Sometimes it is associated with other similar grapes or raisins, especially gold raisins. It is used for table fare, winery and drying for raisins and believes that it comes from ancient diversity of green grapes, historically called grape sultan. It was originally from the Asia Minor Region, an area that is now Turkey, or perhaps from modern Iran. Today, in some regions it is called grape sultan, or sometimes Sultanina. Generally, "sultana" refers to gold raisins, which are most often made of grapes without Thompson seeds. The grape varieties are also used and these gold raisins are often called sultans. In some areas of the world, such as Australia, all raisins are called sultans. For example, a popular American breakfast cereal, raisin gate, in Australia onIt has Sultana Bran.

Gold and regular raisins can be made of grapes without Thompson seeds. The difference in color is due to the treatment of raisins, which in the case of gold raisins can be a product of one of two processes. The raisins called sultans are exposed to a much faster drying process, helping them maintain a lighter color. This process involves soaking grapes in a solution of oil, water and pots before drying. Alternatively, they can be treated with sulfur dioxide oxide to achieve the same effect.

When regular raisins are made of grapes without Thompson seeds, they are usually called Sultanas and distinguished them from the gold variety. However, this resolution is only common in North America. In order to further increase the confusion created by different uses, in the United States, the names "Thompson Seedless Grape" and "Sultana" are defined by the US federal law as the same meaning, which means LegalThese, in the United States, mean the term sultan "grape", even if it is in this country.