How to cook raisins that you often eat?

Raisins were originally a specialty of Xinjiang. I will take a few Jin back as a dried fruit snack during the New Year.

Raisins taste sweet and are rich in various nutrients. Although it is sweet, it contains glucose and will not gain weight after eating it. They have nutritional effects on myocardium and are beneficial to the rehabilitation of patients with coronary heart disease. Raisins are also rich in iron and calcium. Whether children or adults eat raisins, they can play a certain role in invigorating qi and blood, improving anemia symptoms and improving thrombocytopenia.

In addition, raisins are rich in vitamins, such as vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B 12, vitamin D, vitamin E and so on. It also contains unsaturated fatty acids. Regular consumption has a good nourishing effect on people with neurasthenia and fatigue.

So how are raisins made?

Traditional raisins are spread on the threshing floor or dried in a cool room. This process is very long, and it usually takes more than 1 month. Raisins made by this method are generally darker in color, because they are naturally air-dried for a long time and exposed to the sun.

Modern raisin production technology has been improved, and the produced raisins are very beautiful in color, keeping the colors of grapes, including green, purple and black. The modern process of making raisins is to soak grapes in a dryer and then dry them. At this time, it only takes 15-20 days to dry them, which greatly shortens the drying time and prevents the grapes from growing mildew in a humid environment for a long time.

The grape variety that usually makes raisins is green seedless grape. When grapes are used as raisins, the selection of grape varieties and the climate in the producing areas are very strict. Grape production is only distributed in China's California, Turkish, Iranian, Xinjiang and other grape producing areas.

Raisins supplemented with iron, calcium and vitamins are very healthy and beneficial dried fruits and can be used as daily snacks.