Raw-Cashewnuts - WDRA
Raw-cashewnuts
Commodity Code - 36
Commodity Name - Raw Cashewnuts
Commodity Scientific Name - Anacardium occidentale L
VENGURLA-7, VRI-
Raw Cashewnuts (Kerala, Maharashtra)
AP I | AP II | AP III | AP IV | AP V | |
Grades | No. Of Nuts /Kg (Max) | Void Nuts % By Weight (Max) | Immature Nuts % By Weight (Max) | Damaged Discoloured Nuts % By Weight (Max) | Moisture % By Weight (Max) |
Extra Special | 100 | nil | nil | nil | 12 |
Special | 150 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Good | 160 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Fair | 180 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
General Characteristics:-
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Raw Cashew nuts shall be the dried ripe nuts of Anacardium occidentale L grown in Kerala and Maharashtra State.
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The raw cashew nuts shall:-
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Have the shape colour and other characteristics of the variety;
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Be well dried and mature.
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Be free from any musty odour,
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Be reasonably free from extraneous matter, and
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Be free from mould, diseases decayed nuts and insect attack except to the extent as specified under column
Raw cashewnuts (other states)
AP I | AP II | AP III | AP IV | AP V | |
Grades | No. Of Nuts /Kg (Max) | Void Nuts % By Weight (Max) | Immature Nuts % By Weight (Max) | Damaged Discoloured Nuts % By Weight (Max) | Moisture % By Weight (Max) |
Special | 160 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Good | 180 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Fair | 210 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
General Characteristics:-
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Raw Cashew nuts shall be the dried ripe nuts of Anacardium occidentale L grown in the States other than Kerala and Maharasthra.
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The raw cashew nuts shall:-
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Have the shape colour and other characteristics of the variety;
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Be well dried and mature.
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Be free from any musty odour,
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Be reasonably free from extraneous matter, and
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Be free from mould, diseases decayed nuts and insect attack except to the extent as specified under column 5
Raw Cashew nuts shall be –
- Intact, firm, clean, of same variety and
- Free from, visible foreign matter, abnormal external moisture, foreign smell.
Criteria for Range designation
S.no. | Tradable parameters | Range-1 | Range-2 | Range-3 |
A | Essential | |||
i | Moisture(% by wt) Max | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
ii | Number of nuts per kg. (% by Weight) Max | 160 | 180 | 210 |
iii | Void nuts (% by Weight) Max | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
iv | Immature nuts (% by Weight) Max | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
v | Damaged and discolored nuts(% by Weight) Max | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
B | Optional (Industrial/Processors) | |||
i | Color (%)(Characteristic true to the variety) Scale (1 to 100*) /Visual(*100% is true to variety colour) | More than 70 | Between 40-70 | Less than 40 |
Sampling
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5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling.
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100 gm shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
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100 gm shall be drawn from primary sample called as Laboratory sample.
Definitions
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Extraneous matter: includes stones, dust, dirt, parts of dried fruits and leaf, etc.
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Void nuts: in which there are no kernels.
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Immature nuts: the nuts, the kernels of which are not properly developed and/or shriveled.
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Damaged and discolored nuts: the nuts containing discolored kernels, decayed, diseased and broken nuts or mechanical injury, materially affecting the quality.
Shelf Life - 5 Months
Initial Validity of e NWR - 3 Months
Extension of e NWR Validity - 1 Month
Number of Extensions - 2x1 Months
Weight Tolerance - Loss or gain equivalent to 70% of the decrease or increase in the moisture content during storage