how many grams in a cup of raisins?

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• How many grams are in a cup of raisins?
  About 149 g for a spoon-and-leveled cup of standard Thompson seedless raisins. If you press them down — the way you might pack brown sugar — you can fit 160-170 g into the same cup, which is a meaningful drift in a cookie recipe where raisins make up a fifth of the dough by weight. Pour them in loosely and shake to settle.
• Should I plump raisins before adding them to a batter?
  For raisin bread, scones, and fruitcake, yes — soak in warm water, rum, or brandy for 10-30 minutes, then drain. Dry raisins pull moisture from the surrounding crumb and end up tough; plumped raisins stay soft after baking. The soak adds 10-20 g of weight per cup, so weigh after draining if the recipe specifies grams.
• Do golden raisins weigh the same as dark raisins per cup?
  Close enough that 149 g per cup works for both. Golden raisins (sulfur-treated Thompson grapes dried under cover) tend to be slightly plumper and softer, so a cup might run 145-155 g depending on the batch. The flavor and color differ more than the weight — goldens are tarter and brighter, which matters in stollen or carrot cake more than the gram count does.

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