Raw Cashew Nuts
CRACKING THE FINEST NUTS
FOR YOUR HEALTHY DIET
We procure raw cashew nuts from all around the world. Our speciality lies in procuring the best of India, Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso origins. Our expert quality controllers make sure every batch of raw cashew nuts produce one of the finest edible kernels. We pride ourselves in offering excellent and timely services to all our customers and will continue striving to do so in every possible way.
Our value chain
Completely transparent and traceable value chain, From the farm-gate to consumable kernels. Strict quality check from farm gate to storage in the destination warehouse is maintained to ensure highest quality of the end product
Procurement
Our quality experts with profound experience in determining the quality of the raw cashew nuts from conducting a methodical sampling and cutting test of raw nuts at the farm-gate. Once the nuts pass the quality check they are brought to the warehouses of our associate company. The procured nuts usually contain a high moisture percentage. To bring the moisture under 8% which is the threshold, the nuts are sun dried for two or three days depending on the moisture content. Sun Drying is a crucial part in maintaining the shelf life of the raw nuts as it keeps the pests away and lowers the chance of fungus developing during long and moist maritime. During the sun drying process bad nuts are picked by hand and these are done by experienced ladies who determine the bad nuts by their colour, hardness and overall appearance. By picking the bad nuts the overall quality of the raw nuts improve and result in a better end product.
Storage.
Right after sun drying the raw nuts are bagged in sea worthy jute bags which are labelled with the batch number and the country of origin. The bagged nuts are stacked on wooden pellets in the warehouse for the hot dry nuts to cool down for two to three days depending on the weather conditions.
Transport
Our associate companies have transport partners having the youngest fleet of trucks in the country. Though a premium price is charged, our transportation is quicker and cleaner. The trucks directly go to the yard of our customs clearing agent. Once the agent receives the goods they load them into the containers and put them on the fastest vessel to the destination port.
Processing
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Steam Roasting
Raw cashew nuts are steamed in a drum to loosen the outermost shell of the nuts from the kernel. They are kept aside to dry for 24 hours before the next process begins.
Cutting
This process involves the separation of the cashew kernels from their shells. The shells are then passed on for extraction of the cashew nut shell liquid.
Hot chamber
The cashew kernels are roasted in a hot chamber at 80 degrees for 5 hours. This supports the easy peeling of cashew nuts in our later stages!
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Cooling
The roasted cashews are cooled for 4 hours before they are peeled
Peeling
With the help of a peeling machine, the testa (skin) of the cashew nuts are separated from the nuts. This process involves subjecting the nuts to brushing with compressed air.
Grading
Cashew nuts are then sorted based on their size and color as per the standards prescribed by CEPCI.
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Quality Check and packing
Last but not least, this crucial last step involves inspection of the cashew nuts by our quality inspectors. The nuts that are declared free from foreign particles are then packed in vacuum sealed pouches and tins that are ready to be dispatched
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Our Story
Our purpose is to implement a sustainable value chain in agricultural business by becoming the most effective commodity traders in India, and eventually Internationally.
Sustainability
We believe that Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony