Then, it is passed through a cleaning line, where dead insects, foreign particles, if any are removed. PACKING Cashew Kernels are fumigated before packing. Mostly it is know that there are more than 25 grades of cashews. GRADING FPE 527 Processing of Spices and Plantation Crops Aditya Lal Cashew Kernels are graded according to their size, colour, appearance etc. Due to unique shape of the cashews, the process is mostly manual. The adhering testa (husk) is carefully removed ensuring minimum damage to the cashew kernels. PEELING Cashew Kernels are blanched using a small knife. Specially designed chamber is used to heat the cashews so that, the temperature control can be attained accurately. The main purpose of this heating is to eliminate moisture and gumming between cashew kernels and adhering testa. HOT CHAMBER Cashew kernels are heated to 70-85 0 C. 1 CNSL has variety of application, such as friction linings, paints, laminating resins, rubber compounding resins, cashew cements, polyurethane based polymers, surfactants, epoxy resins, foundry chemicals, and intermediates for chemical industry. The raw cashews are carefully cut to ensure that, there are minimum broken nuts. Specially designed hand and leg operated cutting machines are there to cut raw cashew nuts. The shell contains a liquid called 1 Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL), which can be very dangerous if not properly handled and so it is known as a versatile by-product of the cashew industry. Moreover, the outer shell of raw cashew nut is very hard to crack. CUTTING Raw cashew nut has a unique kidney shape. The roasting time depends upon the characteristic of raw cashew nuts.

ROASTING The second stage of processing is roasting, to heat the cashews with high pressure/temperature steam. After this procedure is over, the dried cashew nut are collected and thereafter packed in bags for the purpose of long storage. The nuts are rolled over on regular basis in order to ensure proper drying on either side. These raw nuts are usually kept in open yard and are dried under sun for 2/3 days. It has large-scale commercial trade globally.FPE 527 Processing of Spices and Plantation Crops Aditya Lal Processing of Cashew DRYING Raw cashew nuts are properly dried in order to remove excess moisture. It has been used as a staple diet for a very long time.

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