Vignesh cashew nut processing units are wholesale dealers of world-class cashew nut products possessing over a decade of rich food industry experience. We handpick the best in class raw cashew nuts from our high-quality suppliers, process them by employing advanced technological systems and supply the processed cashew nuts across the globe. We especially deliver to all parts of India and various African nations including Benin.
Customer’s health is our top-most priority and hence we ensure that our processing units are maintained in a hygienic manner. Further, no pesticides are used whatsoever in any of our storage centres located in pan India. We employ natural and organic means to preserve our packaged products for the wellness of our dear consumers.
We are currently exporting 36 grades of processed cashew nuts in the most healthy and efficient way. Cashew nut alias Kaju, as known in India, is a very popular ingredient in most of the desserts including Halwa, sweet Pongal, laddu, Kaju katli etc. Kaju Katli is prepared by soaking cashew nut in water for some amount of time and then grounded to a paste. Then sugar solution is boiled down thoroughly and added to the kajus. A little amount of saffron, ghee and dried fruits are then finally added to the paste. The paste is then spread in a mould and cut into diamond-shaped delicious Kaju Katlis!!!
Cashew nut processing by itself is a very lengthy process and Vignesh Impex takes utmost care and attention in each and every stage of its processing cycle. At first, the cashew nuts procured from our dedicated suppliers are dried in sunlight for a couple of days. Then they are packed in gunny bags for later processing. The processing is carried out in 4 different phases for the purpose of delivering premium edible cashew kernel.
* Steam Roasting
This particular step involves steam roasting for removing the inedible outer hard shell of the Kaju nuts. Here the unprocessed raw cashew nuts are placed in a drum, where they are exposed to steam flow through a mini boiler for a span of fifteen minutes. The process of steam roasting helps in removal of this hardshell with minimal effort. The raw cashew nuts are put in a drum connected to a mini boiler. The steam from this mini boiler is passed over the cashew nuts placed in the drum for a period of 10 -15 minutes. These cashew nuts are left in the drum for 20 minutes for proper roasting. The roasted cashew nuts are then taken out of the drum and placed in the open air for a period of around 12 hours to let them cool down and help in removal of the cashew shells.
* Shell Cutting
The roasted cashew nuts are then taken to the cutting department to remove the outer shell. This is a complex process and requires highly skilled labour to get maximum unbroken kernel output. This process required each cashew nut to be individually placed between blades of the machine operated manually to remove the outer shell. This process results in the production of cashew kernel with a soft inner shell. These nuts are then placed in an oven which is constantly maintained at a temperature of about 60 degrees for a period of 24 hours to make the inner shell brittle.
* Peeling
The inner shell of the kernel has to be removed to produce the white nuts. The peeling process is designed to remove this inner softshell after the kernel is removed from the oven. The kernel is used for peeling after it is left in the open for a period of 12 hours. This cooling helps in peeling process. Each nut is individually peeled to get white nuts. These white nuts are then sent to the grading department.
* Grading
The process of grading is designed to sort the white cashew kernel into different grades. The white kernel is divided into two main types wholes and pieces. The wholes are further divided into 15 grades and the pieces are divided into 9 main grades. The process of sorting wholes and the pieces are based on the size, colour and texture of the nuts. The sorting is done based on the pre-set international sizes. These nuts are then once again placed in the oven to make the nuts crispier before they are sent to the packaging department.
* Packaging
The cashew kernel is packed into plastic bags of different sized for sale in the local market and in tins of 10kgs for sending to other markets.
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