Hazelnut
Chemical&physical
Appearance
Regular-shaped, whole
Taste/smell
Clear and unmistakable of hazelnut
Texture
Solid
Colour
Brown, typical for variety
Moisture
% 7 max (if grinded with shell max 12 % )
Fat content
55 - 68 %
Free fatty acids
0.7 % max
Peroxide
0.7 meq/kg max
Aflatoxin b1
2 ppb max
Aflatoxin b1+b2+g1+g2
4 ppb max
Foreign matters
0, 25 %
Shell, skin parts
0.2 % max (shell&skin parts, hazelnut crumbs&powder)
Defects
8 % max (insect damaged, shrivelled, moulded, rancid-lemony, sour)
Other group ratio
15 % max
Under/over calibre
(+/-) 10 % max
Shell defects
5 % max ( broken, ununiform, etc)
Empty ratio
6 pcs / 100 pcs
Vacuum+cartons 25 kg g/n paper/jute bags, 50-80 kg g/n jute bags 500, 800, 1000 kg net big bags
