Nuts of Kluth

Types of Products Available:

1Dried Fruit.

a. Almonds.

The almond is cultivated in alternating rows or double rows of the varieties "Nonpareil", "Carmel","Neplus" and "Mission". The grades differ in form, colour and in the process of roasting and skinning. Qualitatively, "Nonpareil" is "the best" of the almonds. It has an attractive form and a uniform size. It is available both in natural (brown) and blanched (white). Additionally, almonds are sold in processed forms (sliced, grated, slivered).

b. Cashew Kernels.

The cashew tree, originally from South America, not only provides the cashew nut, but also the cashew apple, a fleshy, swollen reddish-yellow fruit from which the nut hangs. The apples can be eaten fresh or made into jam or juice.

Before customers from all over the world can enjoy the cashew nut, a number of different processing steps must be taken to make the raw nut into the final product. First, the raw nuts are roasted for 3 to 5 minutes. Then, the extremely hard shells are cracked by hand and the nuts are freed from the seed skin. All these different steps are predominantly done by hand today.