Sultanas are called raisins in the United States.
The Sultana raisin originates in an area of the old Ottoman Empire, on the Asian continent and are heavily imported into English and American markets.
White Grapes
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SULTANA The sultanais a "white" (pale green), oval seedless grape variety also called the sultanina, oval-fruited Kishmish, Lady de Coverly (England), and Thompson Seedless (United States). It is assumed to originate from the Asian part of the Ottoman Empire.
According to my bag of sultana raisins : There are 120 calories in 1/4 cup
In the US the Thompson seedless is the most used. Others are the Black Corinth, Fiesta, Muscat and Sultana.
Sultana raisins in cake, especially fruit cake, adds another flavour to an otherwise dense cake. Also, they release the liquid you soaked them in before hand, so if you want a rum-cake, soak the raisins in rum overnight.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun 'sultana' is a gender specific noun for a wife of a sultan, or a woman who is a member of a sultan's family.The corresponding gender specific noun for a male is sultan.The noun 'sultana' is also a neuter noun as a word for a pale yellow seedless grape grown for raisins and wine; a word for something that has no gender.
Ah! Sultanas! Otherwise known as Thompson Seedless grapes, or white grapes. They are of Turkish, Greek or Iranian origin. You can make a wine from them, but it is very sweet and altogether unremarkable. If you are talking about sultana raisins, they are typically made from sultana grapes. My guess is that if wine is being commercially produced from the sultana grape, it is probably used mostly as a mix to help balance other wines.
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The sultana is a white or green seedless grape which is also called the sultanina, Thompson Seedless, Lady de Coverly and oval-fruitd Kishmish. It probably originated in the Asian part of the Ottoman Empire. Turkey and Australia are major producers of the grape.
Sultana Daku was created in 1972.
Gouher Sultana was born in 1988.