The almonds are spread out equally among the three machines, which have counter-rotating belts to remove the hulls. During stage 2, it is the same idea, where the nuts are spread out equally among the machines, but the machines in this stage work to target smaller and smaller nuts as they progress through the machines.
How are almonds processed?
During the processing step, the bins of almonds that have already gone through the huller and sheller enter the processor in bulk bins and pass through the following steps: Bin Dump ? The almonds are filtered to remove any additional field debris. Optical Sorting ? They go through three different optical sorters.
How are almonds sold?
Almonds are sold in three different forms: Once the almonds arrive at the facility, they are unloaded from the trailer, with an initial sorting to remove soil and grass from the field. The almonds then pass through a pre-cleaning phase. The almond pre-cleaner consists of three steps that the almonds pass through before entering the huller.
What is Parreira almond processing company & RPAC?
Parreira Almond Processing Company operates the hulling/shelling operation and RPAC runs the processing and marketing operation. During the processing step, the bins of almonds that have already gone through the huller and sheller enter the processor in bulk bins and pass through the following steps: