SPECIFICATION OF RAW ALMOND NUTS

Flavor: Typical pleasant almond flavor, Mildly astringent.

Color: Medium tan/brown.

Sizes Available: 18-20, 20-22. 22-24. 23-25. 25-27, 27-30, 30-32, 32-34

Moisture: Max 6 %

Purity: Around 99.00 %

Broken almond: Max5 %

Bad almond of obscure: 5%

Aflatoxins: Max 5PPB

E. coli: < 3/g

Salmonella: Negative/375g

Aflatoxin: <20 ppb

Calories: 645 kcal

Calories from Fat: 485 kcal

Total Fat: 53.9g

Saturated Fat: 4.0g

Total Carbohydrates: 17.8g

Sugar: 4.5g

Dietary Fiber: 10.5g

Protein: 22.5g

VARIETY OF ALMONDS

ALMOND LARGUETA

ALMOND COMUNAS

ALMOND MARCONA

Non Pareil,

Butte, Monterrey,

California

Carmel

Padre

Sonora

SIZES OF ALMONDS

Unpeeled

Shelled

- 10/11mm

- 11/12mm

- 12/13mm

- 13/14mm

- B/14 mm

- S/14 mm

- S/15 mm

Shelled & Blanched

- 12/14mm

- 13/14mm

- 14/16mm

- S/14 mm

- S/15 mm

- S/16 mm

INTRODUCTION

Almonds originated in the warm desert areas of westerrn Asia, from which they gradually spread to the warm, dry regions of the Mediterranean basin.

The almond is known as the queen of roses. In the middle ages servants included them in royal banquets to assist in the digestion and consequently the indulgence of their masters.