ORGANIC GRADE PISTACHIO NUTS,South Africa PISTACHIO NUTS(GRADE A) price supplier

product details

Model No:AL5517

Standard:GRADE A

Origin:SOUTH AFRICA

Brand:PISTACHIO NUTS(GRADE A)

Specifications

Size Description
(Average number of inshell nuts per ounce, before roasting)

Colossal Less than 18

Extra Large 18 - 20

Large 21-25

Medium 26-30

Small More than 30

Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts

Factor
(Tolerances by weight) Fancy
(%) Extra No. 1
(%) No. 1
(%) Select
(%) U.S. Artificially Opened
(%) U.S. Non-Split
(%)

External (Shell) Defects

A. Non-split and not-split on suture 1 2 3 4 4 N/A

(1) Non-split included in A 2 3 6 10 10 N/A

B. Adhering Hull Material 1 1 1 2 2 2

C. Light Stained 7 12 25 N/A N/A N/A

(1) Dark stained, included in C 2 3 3 3 3 3

D. Damage by other means 1 1 2 3 10 N/A

E. Total External Defects 9 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A

F. Undersized (Less than 30/64 inch in diameter) 5 5 5 5 4 5

Internal (Kernel) Defects

A. Damage 3 6 6 6 6 6

B. Serious Damage 3 4 4 4 4 4

(1) Insect damage, mold, rancid, decay, included in B 1 2 2 2 2 2

C. Total Internal Defects 4 8 9 9 9 9

Other Defects

A. Shell pieces and blanks 2 2 2 2 2 2

(1) Blanks, included in A 1 1 1 1 1 1

B. Foreign Material (No glass, metal or live insects shall be permitted) 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25

C. Particles and dust 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25

D. Loose Kernels 4 5 6 6 6 6

Shelled (S.A. Select, U.S. Artificially Opened, & U.S. Non-Split N/A)

A. Damage 2.0 2.5 3.0

B. Serious Damage 0.3 0.4 0.5

C. Insect Damage, mold, rancid, decay, included in B 0.03 0.05 0.1

D. Foreign Material 4 5 6

Packaging

25 pound bulk cartons, vacuum packed, nitrogen flushed*
50 pound bulk poly bags - Raw In-shell
2,000 pound tote poly bags - Raw In-shell
24 x 1 pound bags, vacuum packed, nitrogen flushed*
12 x 3 pound bags, vacuum packed, nitrogen flushed*

*Roasted and Salted/Unsalted In shell, or Raw Kernels

Packing Case Dimension
L x W x H
(inches) Pallet size 40" x 48" Pallet Weight 1 x 40 ft. Container 1 x 20 ft. Container

25 lbs. Cartons 15.75x11.75x8.75 10 cartons per layer
8 layers high - 76" high 80 ctns. per pallet 2000 lbs. Net wt. 1,680 Cartons 1,140 Cartons

50 lbs. Bags 31x21x9 5 bags per layer
8 layers high - 52" high 40 bags per pallet 2000 lbs. Net wt. 880 Bags 600 Bags

2000 lbs. Tote Bags 35x35x72 1 bag per layer
1 layer high - 6'' high 1 bag per pallet 2000 lbs. Net wt. 22 Bags 10 or 12 Bags

24x1 lbs. Bags 15.75x13x9.75 9 cartons per layer
7 layers high - 76" high 63 ctns. Per pallet 1512 lbs. Net wt. 1,323 Cartons 914 Cartons

12x3 lbs. Bags 22.5x18.25x5.75 4 cartons per layer
7 layers high - 44" high 28 ctns. Per pallet 1,008 lbs. Net wt. 1,120 Cartons 560 Cartons