Process Flow Chart
CASHEW PROCESS FLOW CHART - RELEVANT MACHINERY
RAW CASHEW
BOILING
Raw Cashews are Steamed Under Pressure to Soften the shell. This causes Cashews inside to becoe loose and easier to remove in time.
STEAM BOILING & COOKING
SHELLED
CUTTING
Raw cashews are steamed under Pressure to soften the shell. This Causes the cashews inside to become loose and easier to remove in time.
AUTOMATIC CASHEW SHELL CUTTING MACHINE
DRYED KERNELS
DRYER
This Skin on cashews is dried in an oven at low heat for a few hours to loosen the skin.
ELECTRICAL DRYER
COOL KERNELS
HUMIDIFIER
Humidifier to make the kernels up to 4.0 to 5.0% moisture condition for better peeling of skin.
HUMIDIFIER
PEELED KERNELS
PEELING
The Skin of each cashew is removed by the machine and the cashew is simultaneously visually graded accordung to quality.
CASHEW NUT PEELING MACHINE
KERNEL GRADES
GRADING
The Whole cashew kernels are individually graded by machine acording to count per pound
CASHEW KERNELS GRADING MACHINE
PACKING KERNELS
PACKING
After grading material will be packed in pouch or tin.
