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Cashew Nut
Cashew Nut is a nut, which is a popular snack due to its exquisite and distinctive sweetness and crispiness. The nut can be easily found in the markets throughout the year for consumption. These nuts are in the shape of a kidney and adhere to the bottom of the cashew apple, the fruit of the cashew tree, which is found in abundance in the coastal region of Brazil.
India is the largest producer and exporter of Cashew Kernels in the world. Nearly 50% of the world export of Cashew Kernel is accounted for by India. Indian Cashews are consumed in as many as 60 countries all over the world, the major markets being the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand and the Middle East countries. The Indian Cashew Kernel is well acclaimed for its good quality, taste and appearance.
We supply best Cashew Kernels to the various buyers all around the world from our Channel partners located in the heart of Kollam and Mangalore in southern part of India. Special care is taken on hygiene by our partners, on hygiene while processing and packaging in adherence to the guidelines of Cashew Export Inspection agency. Total quality management system as per the HACCP standards is adopted by our partners to ensure that all the international standards are met.
Packing
Cashew nuts are packed in 10Kg tins, two such tins are packed in a carton for a total of 20Kgs, 750 such cartons make a full container load.
Cashew nuts are also packed in the following options, two flexi packs of 25lbs each in a carton for a total of 50lbs, 700-750 such cartons make a full container load. This is now the most preferred packing by most of our buyers.
The other mode of packing is two tins of 25lbs each in a carton for a total of 50 lbs, 700 such cartons make a full container load.
The grades and sizes for the Cashew Kernels are given below:

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Grade
Designation |
Number of kernels
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Per 454 gms per kilo |
General Characteristics |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
W210 |
200/210 |
440/465 |
Cashew kernels Shall have been obtained through shelling and peeling cashew nuts Anacardium occidentale. shall have the characteristics
Shape; shall be white,
pale ivory or light ash in
colour reasonably dry
and free from insect
damage, damaged kernels
and black or brown spots
The kernels shall be
completely free from testa. |
W240 |
220/240 |
485/530 |
W280 |
260/280 |
575/620 |
W320 |
300/320 |
660/705 |
W400 |
350/400 |
770/880 |
W450 |
400/450 |
880/990 |
W500 |
450/500 |
990/1100 |
Grade
Designation |
Trade name
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Description |
General Characteristics |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
SW |
Scorched Wholes |
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Cashew kernels shall have been obtained through shelling and peeling cashewnuts (Anacardium occidentale), shall have the characteristics shape; shall be reasonably dry and free from insect damage, damaged kernels and black spots and testa. The kernels may be light brown, light ivory, light ash or deep ivory in colour due to scorching as a result of over heating. |
SWS OR SWIA |
Scorched Wholes Seconds Slightly shriveled kernels or scorched wholes IA or special. |
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Cashew kernels shall have been obtained by shelling and peeling cashewnuts (Anacardium occidentale) shall have the characteristic shape; shall be reasonably dry and: free from insect damage and testa. Slightly scorched kernels and kernels with slight speckling and discolouration permitted. They shall be completely free from rancid kernels. The kernels may also be immature. The kernels may be light brown, light blue or light ivory in colour due to scorching. |
DW |
Dessert Wholes |
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Cashew kernels shall have been obtained by shelling and peeling cashewnuts (Anacardium occidentale); shall have the characteristics shape; shall be reasonably dry and free from insect damage and testa. Scorched, discoloured speckled and shriveled kernels permitted, Fully rancid kernels not permitted. The kernels may show deep black spots. |
S |
Splits |
Kernels split naturally lengthwise |
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LWP |
Large White Pieces |
Kernels broken into more than two pieces
and not passing through a 4 mesh 16 S.W.
G.Sieve. |
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SWP |
Small White Pieces |
Broken kernels smaller than those described
as LWP but not passing through a 6 mesh
20 S.W.G. Sieve. |
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BB |
Baby Bits |
plemules and broken kernels smaller than
those described as S.W.P. but not passing
through a 10 mesh 24 S.W.G. Sieve. |
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SB |
Scorched butts |
Kernels broken crosswise and naturally attached. |
Cashew kernels shall have been obtained through shelling and peeling cashew nuts (Anacardium
occidentale) shall be reasonably dry and free from insect damage, damaged kernels, black spots and testa. The pieces may be light brown of deep
ivory in colour due to scorching as a result of
overheating. |
SS |
Scorched splits |
Kernels split naturally lengthwise. |
SP |
Scorched Pieces |
Kernels broken into pieces
and not passing through a
4 mesh 16 S.W.G. Sieve. |
Do. |
SSP |
Scorched small pieces |
Broken kernels smaller
than those described as
S.P. but not passing through
a 6 mesh 20 S.W.G. Sieve. |
Do. |
SPS or SPIA |
Scorched pieces second or scorched pieces IA |
Kernels broken into pieces but not passing through 4 mesh 16 SWG sieve. |
Chashew kernels shall have been obtained through shelling and peeding cashewnuts (Anacardium Occidentale), shall be reasonably dry and free from insect damage and testa. Scorched pieces with surface speckling and discolouration permitted. The kernels may be light brown, deep ivory or light to deep blue in colour. The kernels shall be free from rancidity. May be deformed due to immature nuts and may have spots. |
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