What is the difference between a sultana, a raisin, and a currant?

Answer 1

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A raisin are dried grapes that are typically not sultanas or currants

Currants are a more tart variety of grape that makes a more tart raisin

Sultanas are typically either the Sultanas variety of grapes or, more likely today, golden raisens.

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Answer 2

They are made by drying different varieties of grape. Sultanas are made with white grapes. Raisins are made with normal sized black grapes. Currants are made from a small bitter tasting grape that originally came from Corinth in Greece.

Answer 3

not a lot-they are all dried grapes.the raisin is a partially dried grape,the sultana is a seedless raisin and the currant is a small dried seedless grape

Answer 4

Sultanas are white raisins, currants are dark raisins, and raisins are generically all dried grapes.

Answer 5

Raisens are dried grapes that are typically not sultanas or currants

Currants are a more tart variety of grape that makes a more tart raisin

Sultanas are typically either the Sultanas variety of grapes or, more likely today, golden raisens.

Answer 6

I'm not entirely sure but I do know that if you drop a sultana into a glass of champagne it will sink to the bottom then float to the top then sink to the bottom then float to the top.....................and so on and so on!

Answer 7

A Sultana is a Sultans wife and the others are dried fruit, 2 points please

Answer 8

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Answer 9

They are various different dried fruits...can't remember which is which though.