Grade Of Cashew Nuts

Cashew nuts is classified according to international standards base on three main criteria: Whole or broken nuts, size and color, then they are divided into different categories with different convention symbols.

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1. White/whole

W

2. Scorched

S

3. Scorched-seconds

SS

4. Light Butts

LB

5. Butts

B

6. Dessert butts

DB

7. Splits

B

8. Large pieces

BB

9. Small pieces

S

10. Baby bits

LP


Grade size designation of cashew nuts (Count/454 gms size description)
– W180: King size, 170 – 180 seeds
– W210: Large size, 200 – 210 seeds.
– W240: large size, 220-240 seeds.
– W320: medium size, 300 – 320 seeds.
– W450: Medium size, 400-450 seeds.
– W500: Small size, 450-500 seeds.

*The level of broken of cashew nuts after roasting, grade of shape following symbol below:
– W (Whole grains)
– S (Splits along the seeds)
– B (Butts, broken into 2 parts)
– P (broken pieces)
– LWP (Large white pieces)
– SWP (Small white pieces)
– BB (Baby bits)