In India, raisin is mostly produced in Sangli, Solapur and Nasik districts of Maharashtra, Bijapur district in Karnataka, and someparts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab. However major produce is derivedfrom the State of Maharashtra and Karnataka in India. The technique for makingraisin has been known since ancient times and evidence of their production has beenfound in the writings of ancient Egyptians (Mullins et. al, 1992). Raisin is made bydehydrating grapes in a process using the heat of the sun or a mechanical process ofoven drying