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My advise is skip the sultanas and currants as they really do not taste good...just use extra raisins -yum...but just to make sure -go to a bulk food store and buy just a tiny bit of each and taste them to see if you like them-I don't think you will as most people don't. I always hated them-especially currants -they just have a weird flavor.

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They are different kinds of grapes
they are made from different fruits
Sultanas belong to the grapevine family (Vitaceae) and are native to the Caspian Sea. Currants, sultanas and raisins, including those still on the bunch, are known collectively as "raisins. The difference between these three dried fruits is explained below:

Sultanas: seedless, large-berried and light yellow. Larger than currants and smaller than raisins.

Currants: seedless, small-berried, purple/black color. Their name derives from the Greek city of Corinth.
Raisins on the bunch: seeded, large-berried, generally with stalk.

To produce: the grapes are grown on the sultana grapevine. The grapes are harvested when overripe. They are then either air-dried or increasingly dried in special drying plants. Most sultanas are bleached, sulfured after drying and mechanically destalked in order to extend their storage life and prevent subsequent discoloration. Such treatment must be indicated appropriately on the packaging. Treatment with vegetable oils is intended to prevent the sultanas from sticking together.

Due to their very high sugar content, sultanas are very sweet and similar in flavor to honey.

also check : http://acl.ldc.upenn.edu/P/P93/P93-1043.pdf
Raisins are dried grapes. Raisins can be eaten raw or used in cooking and baking. Raisins are very sweet due to the high concentration of their sugars, and if they are stored for a long period the sugar crystallises inside the fruit.

In the United States, the term raisin refers to any form of dried grape. California raisins – both the sun-dried dark naturals and the goldens – are made by drying Thompson Seedless grapes; dark naturals are sun dried, while goldens are treated with sulphur then flame dried. Another variety of seedless grape, the Black Corinth, is also sun dried to produce Zante currants, mini raisins that are much darker in colour and have a tart, tangy flavour. In Australia and other countries specific varieties are given separate names. In particular, in Australia raisins are largest, sultanas are intermediate, while currants are smallest. Alternately, sultanas are assumed to come from white or green grapes while raisins are believed to be produced from the red counterparts.

Sultanas are a variety of green, seedless, grape, usually sold dried, of ancient (possibly Persian) lineage, often used in cooking especially in Australia and the United Kingdom. They are also used to make white wine. They are smaller than raisins and larger than currants, and they can be eaten as-is or used in baking. For some recipes, they are soaked in a liquid (fruit juice, alcohol, stock, or water), making them plump, tender and juicy. They are similar, though not identical, to the golden raisins sold in North America, and the two can be substituted for each other in recipes without disadvantage. White raisins are dried away from sunlight.

A Zante currant (Vitis vinifera) is a variety of small, sweet, seedless grape named for the Ionian island Zakynthos. It is usually used for making raisins and, occasionally, wine. When dried, they are often referred to as dried currants and are used in cooking, especially baking. Zante currants are very small and intensely flavoured. They are not usually eaten 'raw' but they are the major ingredient in currant slice and currant cake.

They are not related to the currant berry in the ribes family.

For even more information see the link below. Cheers!
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raisin
The common raisins, or dried grapes, we see on supermarket shelves are usually dried Thompson seedless grapes. Golden raisins (sultanas) are amber in color and somewhat tart--many cooks prefer them over ordinary raisins for baking and cooking. Currants (made from the Zante grape) are about one-quarter the size of ordinary raisins, and are typically used in baked goods. Don't confuse them with the fresh sour berry that also called a currant.
Source(s):
http://www.foodsubs.com/Fruitdry.html


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