Moscatel raisin

ORIGINS AND KINDS

• The Moscatel grape is a type of white or purple grape and it is both a round and sweet grain.

• It’s a grape that needs medium ripening. In order to ripen it needs sun, humid land and influence of the sea.

ORIGINS AND KINDS• There are different

types of Moscatelgrape:

• -Alexandria Moscatel

• -Morisco Moscatel

• -Thick

• -White and thick

• -Moscatelon or Samanna

BEST PERIOD FOR COLLECTING

• According to kind and place of cultivation, the best time for collecting is mid-summer.

• Then you can taste it.

CHARACTERISTICS• -Stock: medium-

upright

• -Leaf: medium size

• -Bunch: variable size

• -Vegetative period: late

• -Yield: 1.4 to 2kg/stock

• -Berry: big, long and yellow

• -Prune: short

NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION

• It depends on the variety of the grape, if it is black or white. We can outline two types of nutrients:

•

• Nutrients:

• -Glucose

• -Vitamins

Calories 63 Kcal.

Carbohydrates 16,1 g

Fiber 0,9 g

Potassium 250 mg

Magnesium 10 mg

Calcium 17 mg

Vitamins B6 0,1 mg

Provitamins A 3 Mcg

Folic acid 16 mcg

THE PATH TO VISIT THE RAISIN

• It is harvested and can be found dried up in the Axarquia, or in Manilva.

• The municipalities of Totalán, Comares, Cútar, El Boge, Almáchar and Moclinejo are the 62Km of this route.

MOCLINEJO

• This village has narrow and sloping streets.

• The belfry is enhanced by its arab arcs.

ALMÁCHAR

• It is called “the meadow” by the arabs.

• These lands are bathed by the Almáchar and Borge rivers.

BORGE

• Borge is 237 metres above sea level.

• It is situated between two scrublands.

CÚTAR

• Two products distinguish this village: its oil and its raisin grape.

• It is enhanced by a gothic-renaissance church from the XVI century.

COMARES

• It is situated in a place with cliffs and country homes that are placed on the mountain.

TOTALÁN• The secret to the

best grapes is ifthey are cultivatedearly.

• This provides thebest characteristicsof the grape.

Authors:María Martín Rivero

María Pérez RodríguezAndrea Navas Pavón

José Antonio Sánchez CarvajalDiego Fuentes Grund