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Combination Walnut Halves & Pieces
Atlas Walnuts, LLC processes and packs combination walnut halves and pieces as “Combination Halves & Pieces.”
Product Description
Walnut halves and pieces are shelled walnuts prepared from whole, sound, mature nuts of any variety, harvested from cultivated walnut tress of the genus Juglans. Whole nuts are cleaned, shelled, sized and graded to meet and exceed the United States Department of Agriculture’s Standards for Shelled Walnuts. The standards apply only to walnuts commonly known as English or Persian walnuts. They do not apply to walnuts commonly known as black walnuts.
Product Definition
Walnut halves are defined as one of the separated halves of an entire walnut kernel with a maximum 1/8 of its volume broken or rubbed off. Walnut pieces are sized through screens with round holes ranging in diameter from 3/16” to 9/16”.
Applications
May be eaten as a food, snack, or used as an ingredient
Product Specifications
| Size Classification |
Minimum 12% of lot, by weight, are halves and the remainder pieces |
| Shell and Foreign Material (by weight) |
0.05% maximum |
| Meal or Dust (by weight) |
1% maximum thru 6/64” |
| Color |
Fairly uniform in color, matches the USDA Walnut Color Chart classification for “light” and “light amber” |
| Color Classification |
Light and Light Amber combination Max 50% by weight darker than light, Including max 2% by weight amber |
| Total Defects (by weight) |
5% maximum |
Microbiological
| Standard Plate Count |
<50,000/g |
| Yeast |
<5,000/g |
| Mold |
<20,000/g |
| Coli forms |
<1,000/g |
| Salmonella |
Negative |
Ingredients
Walnuts
Regulatory Status
Processed in accordance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s current Good Manufacturing Practice, 21CFR110. Inspected and certified by the Dried Fruit Association (DFA) as meeting U.S. No 1 as specified under the California Walnut Marketing Order.
Packaging Specifications
Packed in clean, new fiber cases with clear poly liner and tape sealed top and bottom. Cases are labeled and marked with run number and date code.
| Net Weight: |
25lb |
| Gross Weight: |
26.9lb |
| Case Dimensions: |
19” x 12.5: x 8” |
| Cube: |
1.1 cubic feet |
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May also be packed in fiber totes with clear poly liner on slipsheet or pallet.
Palletizing |
| Pallet pattern: |
interlock |
| Cases/ layer: |
10 |
| No. of layers: |
6-7 |
| No. of cases: |
60-70 |
Storage Recommendations
For maximum shelf life, store at refrigerated temperatures below 34° F and maximum relative humidity of 55%.
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