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Raisin

A raisin is a dried grape commonly used in baking, desserts, cereals, and savory dishes.

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About Raisin

A raisin is a grape dried until its flesh becomes chewy, concentrated, and wrinkled. Raisins are used in breads, cakes, cookies, puddings, cereals, and trail-style mixtures, and they also bring sweetness to savoury rice dishes, stuffings, sauces, and stews.

Their flavour is intensely fruity and sweet, sometimes with caramel-like or wine-like notes. Colour ranges from golden and reddish-brown to deep brown, depending on the grape and drying method. Raisins may be seedless or contain seeds, and their texture can be soft and plump or distinctly leathery.

Raisins are sold whole, loose, packaged, or chopped. Soaking or cooking rehydrates and softens them, while chopping distributes their sweetness through a mixture. Golden raisins are often brighter and tangier, whereas dark raisins commonly have a deeper, more concentrated flavour.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for raisin

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English

raisin

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California seedless raisin

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California Seedless Raisins

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California seedless Thompson raisin

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dark seedless raisin

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seeded raisin

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seedless golden raisin

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seedless raisin

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Sultana

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sultana raisin

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Sultana raisins

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Sultanas

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Raisin nutrition & diet

Raisin nutritional value

Raisin

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
306.4kcal
Protein
2.1g
Carbs
74.4g
Fat
0.9g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F007610. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to dried grape pieces as sold or prepared, including whether they are seedless, oil-treated, sweetened, or rehydrated. Serving context matters because raisins may be eaten alone, mixed into cereal, baked into dough, or cooked into a dish with added fat or sugar.

Compare the right form: Reference should match dried grapes in the specified seedless or seeded form, with coatings, sweeteners, and rehydration status identified.

Diet considerations

Raisins are plant-derived dried grapes. Compatibility can change when they are coated, sweetened, mixed with dairy or animal fats, baked into cereal-based foods, or included in composite dishes. Their concentrated dried form also makes portion and recipe context important when considering carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically compatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically compatible
The plain form fits the conventional paleo food groups. Added ingredients and individual interpretations can differ.
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Raisin ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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