- Premium Grade kernel
END PRODUCT SPECIFICATION:
Appearance Creamy, light golden kernels
Texture Firm and crunchy
Flavour / Odour Delicate, typical macadamia kernel, with no foreign odours
Kernel requirements Raw kernel should be fully mature – plump (unshrivelled) and firm and obtained from species Macadamia integrofolia and Macadamia tetraphylla and their hybrids
Infestation Be free of any insect or rodent infestation
Moisture Content Should be below One point Five Percent by weight
Foreign Matter Be free of foreign matter, except for loose shell, maximum one piece larger than Two mm per Hundred kg for style Zero to Four and max Two pieces of shell per Hundred kg of kernel for other styles. Impacted shell pieces smaller than Two mm no more than One per Hundred kg of kernel
Particle size Conform to processing specifications or customer preference
Weight The minimum weight is Evelen Point Thirty Four kg and maximum Evelen pint Thirty- Six kg
Shapes
1. Minimum 90% wholes (17 mm - 20 mm)
2. Minimum 50% wholes (13 mm - 17 mm)
3. Minimum 15% wholes and large pieces (13 mm - 17 mm)
4. Minimum 70% large halves (13 mm - 15 mm)
5. Minimum 50% halves (10 mm - 13 mm)
6. Small halves and pieces (8 mm - 10 mm)
7. Small pieces (8 mm - 10 mm)
8. Small pieces (6 mm - 8 mm)
9. Small pieces (5 mm - 6 mm)
10. Small pieces (3 mm - 5 mm)
Labelling Each carton is properly and legibly marked. The labelling / stamping are stipulated in the relevant work instructions
Info: Batch number, cultivar, style, date, weight
Palletizing one Hundred And Four carton stacked per pallet – labels must be visible and readable on the ends of each box facing outward