What is Fruit Drying Oil?
Fruit Drying Oil or Dipping Oil as it is commonly known in our country is essentially used in quick drying of Grapes to make Raisins. What is a Raisin? The word raisin comes form the Latin racemus, which means”a cluster of grapes or berries”. The raisin is dark brown and wrinkled with a sweet mellow flavour. It is produced from un-seeded or seeded, white or black grapes. A grape becomes a raisin when its moisture content has been reduced, through sun drying, to around 16 per cent. The grape is harvested when ripened to its fullest and is picked in clusters. At this stage the methods implemented for sun drying vary greatly in accordance with the different countries of origin. Methods used include drying the grapes on clean paper trays between the vines, or placing the grapes on special concrete drying areas. The clusters are spread evenly and turned occasionally so that each grape gets the necessary amount of sunshine required. The fruit lays in the full glaze of the sun, as opposed to
