Editing Table grape (section)

{{Short description|Grapes intended for consumption while fresh}}
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[[File:Pione Grapes.jpg|thumb|280px|[[Pione (grape)|Pione]] table grapes prior to harvesting]]
'''Table grapes''' are [[grape]]s intended for consumption as fresh fruit, as opposed to grapes grown for [[wine production]], [[Juicing|juice production]], jelly and jam making, or for drying into [[raisin]]s.

''[[Vitis vinifera]]'' table grapes can be in the form of either seeded or non-seeded varietals and range widely in terms of colour, size, sweetness and adaptability to local growing conditions. Common commercially available table grape varieties such as [[Sultana (grape)|Thompson Seedless]] and [[Flame Seedless]] are favoured by growers for their high yield and relative resistance to damage during shipment. Other less common varietals such as [[Cotton Candy grapes|Cotton Candy]], [[Kyoho (grape)|Kyoho]] or [[Pione (grape)|Pione]] are custom hybrids bred for size, appearance and specific flavour characteristics.