Natural form

A full cluster of red grapes with stems intact, showing typical bunch structure.

Shows the reader exactly how grapes look when purchased — the cluster shape, color, and stem structure that signals freshness.

Produce

Grape

Sweet, juicy clusters for snacking, salads, and roasting

Crisp and sweet, grapes snack straight off the stem, halve into salads, and roast to a jammy sweetness alongside meats. Keep them cold to hold their snap for two weeks.

Grapes are sweet, juicy clusters eaten by the handful, but they're far more versatile than a snack — halved into salads, frozen for a refreshing treat, roasted to jammy intensity beside pork or on a cheese board, and of course pressed into wine and dried into raisins. They come seeded or seedless, in green, red, and deep purple-black, each with its own balance of sweet and tart. A bag in the fridge is one of the easiest fruits to keep around.

Measured in: g
Storage: Refrigerate
Shelf life: 14 days

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Types & varieties

Green (Thompson seedless)

Crisp, sweet-tart; the everyday snacking grape

Red seedless

Sweet, often crisp; pretty in salads

Black / Concord

Deep, intense, 'grape' flavor; Concord is slip-skin and seeded

Cotton Candy

Novelty grape that tastes uncannily of spun sugar

Champagne (Zante currant)

Tiny, sweet; lovely on cheese boards

How to choose

Want plump, firm grapes that are firmly attached to flexible green stems (brown, brittle stems and grapes dropping off mean age). A dusty white 'bloom' on the skin is natural and a sign of freshness — leave it on. Avoid shriveled, soft, browning, sticky, or leaking grapes. Taste one if you can; grapes don't sweeten after picking.

How to store

Keep grapes unwashed in their ventilated bag or a breathable container in the coldest part of the fridge, where they last one to two weeks. Don't wash until you're ready to eat — moisture speeds spoilage. Their bloom helps preserve them, so keep it intact. Pluck off any that go soft.

Refrigerate unwashed in a vented container
Keep the protective bloom on
Wash just before eating

Beyond snacking

Roast grapes (still on small stem clusters) at high heat until they blister and go jammy — sensational with roast pork, sausages, or on a cheese board. Halve them into chicken and tuna salads (the Waldorf trick) for pops of sweetness, or freeze whole grapes for a slushy, refreshing summer snack. Note: whole grapes are a serious choking hazard for young children — quarter them lengthwise.

Roast for a jammy savory partner
Freeze whole for a cooling snack
Quarter for small children (choking risk)

Common uses

Snacking and lunchboxesCheese and charcuterie boardsRoasted grapes with porkWaldorf and chicken saladFrozen grape snacksSangriaSchiacciata/focaccia all'uvaRaisins and wine (preserved)

Tips & pitfalls

Leave the dusty bloom on — it's natural and protective, not dirt
Roast clusters until blistered for a savory partner to pork and cheese
Freeze grapes whole for a refreshing, healthy treat
Always quarter grapes lengthwise for toddlers — whole ones are a choking hazard
Halve into salads for sweet bursts

Nutrition

93kcal

Energy

389 kJ · per 100 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 20%Carbs 63%Fat 17%

Protein

5.6g

11% DV

Carbs

17.3g

6% DV

Fat

2.1g

3% DV

Fiber

11g

39% DV

Sugars

6.3g

of which

Sodium

9mg

0% DV

Notable micronutrients

Vitamin A153% DV

Vitamin K90% DV

Calcium28% DV

Riboflavin (B2)27% DV

Vitamin B624% DV

Magnesium23% DV

Source · USDA FoodData Central · Grape leaves, raw

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In the shops

Matched grocery products

White Seedless Grapes 500g Tray
LA COLLITA · kg · Bonpreu
€2.85
Seedless Red Grapes in 500g Bag
LA COLLITA · kg · Bonpreu
€2.89
Seedless Red Grapes in 500g Tray
LA COLLITA · kg · Bonpreu
€2.89
Seedless Red Grapes
600 g · Mercadona
€3.30
White Seedless Grapes
600 g · Mercadona
€3.30

Good to know

Peak season: Late summer through fall (table grapes); imported year-round
Flavor: Sweet, juicy, lightly tart; crisp or soft by variety
Origin: Near East/Mediterranean; among the oldest cultivated fruits
Nutrition: ~69 kcal/100g; antioxidants (resveratrol in skins), vitamin K
How to buy: Plump, firmly attached to green stems; dusty bloom; no shriveling or stickiness

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