Are chemicals, such as potassium carbonate, used in the process of drying raisins?
A. Potassium carbonate is used to produce a kind of raisin referred to as oleates. They are produced for a very specialized market. You are not likely to find them on retail store shelves. Q. Is there such a thing as raisin oil? A. California Raisins are made from Thompson Seedless Grapes and therefore, have no seeds. Most vegetable oils are found in the seeds of the plants. Composition data provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports less than 0.46 grams of total lipid per 100 grams of raisins. Q. Is oil ever added to raisins? A. When packaging Raisins, sometimes a small amount of light vegetable oil is added to keep the raisins from clumping and sticking together. Free-flowing raisins are easier to pack. The amount of oil constitutes less than 0.10% of the product and must be listed per 100 grams of raisins. Q. I am very concerned about the level of pesticides and other chemicals in the food I eat. Should I worry about California Raisins? A. California Raisins are one of t
