Black Raisins

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Seedless black grapes from the Nashik and Sangli vineyards, dried until they go a deep brown-black, then destemmed, cleaned, and size graded. Nothing is applied afterwards, and that really is the whole listing, because almost everything usually applied to a raisin is applied for the seller and not for you. Sulphur dioxide comes first: it is permitted in dried fruit within a statutory limit and the trade leans on it hard to hold colour and stretch shelf life, so a raisin that should have darkened stays bright and old stock still looks fresh. Ours carries none, and every lot is tested for residue. Glucose or sugar syrup is second: a dip adds shine and, far more usefully to a packer, inflates weight by up to a quarter, so you pay dry fruit prices for syrup. Mineral oil is third, tumbled for the same gloss, which deposits petroleum paraffin on fruit and is caught by MOSH-MOAH testing. Ours are sold plain: dark, matte, and slightly sticky, naturally clumping together in the pack because there is no oil on them to keep them loose.

• Authentic Sharad Seedless: Sourced exclusively as single-cultivar Sharad Seedless grapes from APEDA GrapeNet-registered export vineyards in Maharashtra. Naturally seedless with 100.00% intact skin; zero mechanical deseeding needles that tear the fruit.
• Clean solar polyhouse dried: Grapes dry slowly over 12 to 18 days on elevated stainless steel racks under clean solar polyhouse airflow. Strictly zero Australian cold dip (potassium carbonate and ethyl oleate) and zero chemical accelerators.
• Unsulfured and tested per lot: Sulfur dioxide residue tests Not Detected (< 10.00 mg/kg), well below statutory allergen thresholds, protecting sensitive respiratory systems.
• Zero sugar syrup or glucose dip: Endogenous natural grape sugars only. HPLC testing confirms a balanced natural fructose-to-glucose ratio (0.95 to 1.05) with zero sucrose or corn syrup additions.
• Zero mineral oil or paraffin glaze: 100.00% unglazed. Tested via on-line coupled LC-GC-FID to confirm Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbons (MOSH < 2.00 mg/kg) and aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH strictly not detected).
• Mycotoxin and pesticide screened: Ochratoxin A (OTA) held strictly below 4.00 ug/kg (2.5 times stricter than the FSSAI ceiling); 200+ multi-residue pesticides verified below the EU LOQ standard of 0.01 mg/kg.
• Jumbo berry sizing: Sorted to Jumbo grade (280 to 340 berries per 100 g). Optical Sortex Grade 1 pass guarantees damaged berries under 1.00%, sugared berries under 3.00%, and capstems under 5 per kg.
• Packaging physics against light and humidity: Packed in UV-blocking USP Type III amber glass jars with tinplate steel lug caps (zero plastic food contact) or high-barrier kraft refill pouches, flushed with food-grade nitrogen to keep residual oxygen below 1.50%.
• Honest clumping advisory: Because these raisins carry zero oil, they naturally cluster in the pack. Tap the jar gently to separate them, keep airtight, and refrigerate through humid monsoon months.