Traditionally, it was one of the most important varieties employed in Succade production. It is often spiced with cloves, cinnamon, ginger, succade and nutmeg. It frequently contains raisins, succade, or orangeat, and may be iced on top. Raisins, currants, and succade are frequent additions. The fruit are used in a range of products, including marmalades, beverages, and succade. Replacements for orangeat and succade were made from candied carrot and unripe tomatoes. Chopped succade is also used in cannoli. The mesocarp is also edible, and is used to make succade. Succade is often combined with currants, raisins, cherries and hazelnuts. While the word "Succade" was widely used in German, today it is usually called "Zitronat".