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Western India Cashew Co. Pvt .Ltd
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Quilon, 691001.Kerala, India

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Specification - Natural Cashews

Specification for jacketed cashews and Roasted Cashews are available on request. Specification for Natural (Plain) cashews in bulk packets are given below.

Physical

Sl: No	Quality Parameters	Grade	Range
1.	COUNT No.of Nuts/Lb 1 Lb = 454gm	W 180 W 210 W 240 W 320 W 450	170 - 180 200 - 210 220 - 240 300 - 320 400 - 450
2.	BROKENS		Max. 5%
3.	Next Lowers Grade (NLSG )		5%

Chemical

S.NO	Quality Parameters	Range
1.	MOISTURE CONTENT [ % MAX]	3 - 5%
2.	ACIDITY	< 0.5 %
3.	FREE FATTY ACIDS [ % MAX]	< 0.5 %
4.	PEROXIDE VALUE [ Meq / kg]	< 3.5
5.	AFLATOXIN B 1 [ ppb MAX]	< 2.0
6.	AFLATOXIN B 1 + B 2 + G 1 + G 2 [ ppb MAX]	< 4.0

MicroBiological

S.NO	Quality Parameters	Range
1.	TPC [ CFU / G]	5,000
2.	COLIFORMS [ CFU / G]	< 10.0
3.	E.COLI [ CFU / G]	ABSENT IN 1g
4.	SALMONELLA [ CFU / G]	ABSENT IN 25g
5.	MOULDS/ YEASTS [ CFU / G]	< 100.0
6.	STAPHYLOCOCCUS [ UFC / G]	< 10.0