Thompson Seedless grape
Vitis vinifera 'Sultanina' · Fruit
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Thompson Seedless is the dominant pale-green seedless table grape of the Western world — the variety sold simply as "green seedless grapes" — and the same cultivar known in the Old World as the Sultana. Small, oval and crisp with a thin skin and a mild, clean sweetness, it is at once the backbone of California's table-grape trade and, dried, the world's leading raisin grape.
Picking a good onedrag
Picked early, sharp and hardWrinkled, shedding, winey
Full colour, firmBuy itGood for snacking, salads or freezing whole, with two to three weeks left in the fridge.
ColourFull, even colour for the variety
FleshFirm and plump, springs back
The stemGreen and pliable, nothing drops
SmellClean, faintly sweet at the bag
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What you get from one
96%
Edible part
4.9 g · stems off
5.1 g
Weight each
each one
65%
Juice
about 650 ml a kilo
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 5× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Vented bag, gentle air
Airflow