Natural hazelnuts kernels

A hazelnut is the nut of the hazel and is also known as cobnut or filbert nut according to species. A cob is roughly spherical to oval, about 15–25 millimetres long and 10–15 millimetres in diameter, with an outer fibrous husk surrounding a smooth shell. A filbert is more elongated, being about twice as long as it is round

DESCRIPTION
Calibration     From 9 up to 15+mm with 1-2 mm size differences
Packing     25/40/50 kg PP bags, 50/80kg jute bags,1000kg  big bags
Standart Making     Description, size, crop, producer, origin, weight, lot, best before
Shelf Life     12 months in jute or big bags


ORGANOLEPTIC
Appearance     Uniform, whole and sound kernels
Taste/Odour     Typical fresh hazelnut taste, free from foreign odors
Texture     Firm and crispy
Colour     Typical, brown


CHEMICAL&PHYSICAL
Moisture     6% max.
Fat Content     55% -68%
Free Fatty AIDS     0,7% max
Peroxide     0,7 mEq/kg max.
Aflatoxin B1     2 ppb max.
Aflatoxin B1+B2+G1+G2+     4ppb max.
Foreign Matters     10 pcs max. (except unshelled and shell pieces)
Defectous     2.0% max (inner/visible rotten, inner/visible mouldy, rancid, lemonous)
Broken     1%max
Under/Over Calibre     +/- 5% max.
Mechenically Damaged     7% max.
Shrivelled, Lemonous     4% max.

MICROBIOLOGICAL
Total Plate Count     20000/gr. max.
Salmonella     absent/25gr.
E.COLI     absent/gr.
Mouldo Yeast     1000cfu/gr. max
Straph Aureus     10 cfu/gr. max.
Enterobacteriaseae     200 cfu/gr. max.
Total Coliform     100cfu/gr. max.