Our integrated facility in Palanpur processes 420 kg per hour across 6 zones — from raw nut intake to vacuum-packed export-ready kernels.
End-to-end flow across 6 zones — intake → cooker → dryer → shelling → grading → dispatch
Click a step to explore what happens at each stage of our processing line.
Incoming raw cashew nuts arrive from verified farms. Each lot is logged with source, weight, and visual inspection record. Moisture is tested immediately to establish a baseline before processing begins.
Raw nuts enter the DCS (Distributed Control System) steam cooker. Maintained at 185°C and 4.2 bar, this precision cooking loosens the shell from the kernel without damaging the nut — a critical step that determines final kernel integrity.
Cooked nuts pass through dual rotary drum dryers. Each dryer is set to reduce moisture to below 7.5%. Proper drying is critical — too high causes spoilage, too low makes the shell brittle and damages kernel integrity during shelling.
Dried nuts feed into automated shelling machines running at 420 kg/hour. The shell is separated from the kernel and diverted as waste. This high-throughput stage requires precise calibration to maintain kernel wholeness — protecting the W-grade yield.
Shelled kernels pass through optical sorting and grading machines. Each kernel is sized and classified into W-grades — W180, W240, W320, W450, and splits. Colour sorting removes discoloured or defective kernels, ensuring uniform output per grade.
Graded kernels are packed into food-grade aluminium tins, vacuum-sealed and nitrogen-flushed to displace oxygen. This combination ensures a shelf life of 12–18 months. Tins are labelled, weighed, and palletized for dispatch or container loading.
Each batch tested at intake, post-cooking, and post-drying. Digital moisture meters ensure consistent readings throughout.
TARGET ≤ 7.5%Rapid strip tests on incoming lots. Third-party lab analysis available on request. Zero tolerance policy for contaminated stock.
WHO STANDARD COMPLIANTTrained graders inspect colour, wholeness, and surface defects at the shelling and post-grading stages before packaging.
100% VISUAL INSPECTIONRandom lot sampling for pesticide residues. Full traceability records maintained per APEDA and FSSAI guidelines.
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