Nut in Shell
Nut in shell peanuts are peanuts in their natural form.
Products
Quality Australian Peanuts
Raw Peanuts
Raw peanuts are peanut which have been shelled and graded but have not been through a cooking process.
Raw Blanched
Raw blanched peanuts are as above but with skin taken off and removed.
Roasted
Our roasted peanuts are dry roasted in a large continuous belt roaster which is much like a commercial pizza oven.
By-Products
During processing there are a number of peanut by-products produced - peanut shell and peanut oil.
Sizes
There are 5 main sizes, as outlined below:
1. J's (wholes)
Jumbos are the larges whole peanut
2. 1's (wholes)
1’s are smaller than J’s but larger than 2’s
3. 2's (wholes)
2’s are smaller than 1’s but larger than 3’s
4. 3's (wholes)
smaller edible grades of peanuts
5. Splits (halves of peanuts)
Splits can be graded into large, medium and small
Peanut Products for Sale
All varieties are kept separate. Peanuts are graded to size using a screening process. Using different sized screens, the peanuts are separated into their different grades. The grades are then checked to a product count. The product count is how many kernels per 100grams determines their grade.
Raw peanuts are a completely natural product which have only had the shell removed and are popular with those people who are health conscious.
Some uses for Raw Product are: to be cooked with skin on for beer nuts, they can be sugar or chocolate coated, used in raw nut mixes, used as an ingredient in health bars and in general cooking i.e. biscuits or simply to be eaten on their own.
Find out about the peanut process...
Click here to find out more information about where we source our peanuts which includes planting, development, harvesting and intake and more.....
