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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 |
U.S. Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts
Factor
(Tolerances by weight) |
U.S. Fancy
(%) |
U.S. Extra No. 1
(%) |
U.S. No. 1
(%) |
U.S. 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 (U.S. Select, U.S. Artificially Opened, & U.S. Non-Split N/A) |
| A. |
Damage |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
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| B. |
Serious Damage |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
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| C. |
Insect Damage, mold, rancid, decay, included in B |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
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| D. |
Foreign Material |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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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 |
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