SHELLED UNSHELLED ALMONDS IN

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
BLUE DIAMOND	BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS	1802 C Street Sacramento CA 95811	Shelled and Unshelled Almonds in Their Natural State;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A method of infrared heat-processing of nuts (e.g., almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts and mixtures thereof) in order to reduce the microorganism level thereof is provided wherein the nuts are sequentially moisturized by application of water and then subjected to infrared radiation, preferably through a series of treatment cycles. Nut treatment apparatus (10) includes opposed banks of infrared heaters (38,40), with plural water application stations (48,50,52) along the length of the heater banks (38,40).