nkSRPS E.B2.214:2026

Dry and dried fruit and vegetables - Commercial quality control requirements -Inshell almonds

Scope

This standard applies to sweet inshell almonds of varieties (cultivars) grown from Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb, from which the fleshy hull (epicarp and mesocarp) has been
removed, intended for direct consumption or for food when they are intended to be mixed with other products for direct consumption without further processing.
This standard does not apply to inshell almonds for industrial processing.
Inshell almonds are classified into two types according to the hardness of the shell, as defined below
• Soft/semi-soft:1 inshell almonds that can be easily cracked with the fingers or with a nutcracker.
• Hard: inshell almonds that can be cracked only with a hammer or similar devices.