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Black Raisins also are known as dried black grapes. The black raisins are generally used for many Afghan deserts and Rice dishes and cakes. Many Afghan cooks prefer to use the golden raisins for some Afghan sweets. They make a great low-calorie snack and 2 tablespoons of black raisins can be used as one fruit serving. Black raisins are also used as dry fruit being served with tea.

Dried apricots are a type of traditional dried fruit. When treated with sulfur dioxide, the color is vivid orange. Organic fruit not treated with sulfur vapor is darker in color and has a coarser texture. Generally, the lighter the color, the higher the SO₂ content.

A walnut is the nut of any tree of the genus Juglans (Family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, Juglans regia. A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe, and thus not a true botanical nut. It is commonly consumed as a nut. After full ripening for its edible seed when the shell has been discarded, it is used as a garnish or a snack. Nuts of the eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra) and butternuts (Juglans cinerea) are less commonly consumed.

Saffron is becoming an important crop in Afghanistan to replace the opium poppy. Here Afghans harvest and prepare the spice for export.

Afghan saffron is supposedly the best in the world. Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus".

The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and coloring agent in food. Saffron has long been the world's most costly spice by weight.