India, Nov. 22 -- Raisins are often recommended as a great value addition to your diet. They are versatile and can be added to your diet in several creative ways, whether as a dessert topping, sprinkled over oatmeal, as a snack or even morning's raisin-soaked water. Most of the time, when it comes to raisins, the golden one comes to mind. But did you know there's a black variant with better health benefits that may tilt the scale in its favour?

So if you regularly add raisins to your diet, it's worth taking a closer look at the two variants and how they compare. You need to choose the right one by weighing the nutritional and health values.

Dietitian Shweta J Panchal, MSc in clinical nutrition, who regularly shares insights about eating...