The province of San Juan produces the 90% of grape raisins in Argentina. The main drying method uses solar energy on drying yards built with gravel. In the recent years, others drying methods have appeared: dry on vine, ...

This compendium is the result of all the research and experiences carried out not only by the Grape Raisin Producer and Exporter Group of the Chamber of Foreign Trade of San Juan, Argentina, but also by INTA (National ...

Raisin grapes are potentially more profitable than wine grapes in San Juan, Argentina, although the traditional system of grape drying requires an extensive use of costly labour. Production costs might be reduced by adopting ...

Aspergillus section Nigri is a heterogeneous fungal group including some ochratoxin A producer species that usually contaminate raisins. The section contains the Series Carbonaria which includes the toxigenic species ...

In this paper the application of ultrasound was investigated as a method for improving mass transfer during the first stage of a process of osmosis combined with dehydration drying to obtain grapes reduced in high calorie ...