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BLANCHED PEANUTS THESE PEANUTS GO THROUGH A HEAT TREATMENT FOR BLANCHING CONSISTING OF SPRAYING WITH WATER, HEATING/STEAMING IN AN OVEN FOR BETWEEN 30-60 MINS AT 80-100 DEGREES, COOLING FOR 24 HOURS, PEANUTS SHELLED, SORTING, MAGNET AND X-RAY CHECKING AND THEN SIEVING.

CHINESE RAW SHELLED BLANCHED PEANUTS. PEANUTS ARE HARVESTED AND DRIED NATURALLY BEFORE BEING AIR CLEANED AND REMOVED FROM OUTER SHELL BY SQUEEZING THE PEANUTS THROUGH TWO ROTATING RUBBER CYLINDERS. TO REMOVE THE SKIN FROM THE PEANUT, THEY ARE FLASH HEATED THROUGH A BELT DRIVEN OVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES FOR 2 MINUTES, LOOSENING THE SKIN OF THE PEANUT, BUT NOT COOKING. THE PEANUTS ARE THEN PASSED THROUGH ANOTHER TWO SOFTER ROTATING RUBBER CYLINDERS WHICH GENTLY SQUEEZES THE PEANUT TO RELEASE THEM FROM THEIR SKIN. THE PEANUTS ARE THEN GRADED, SORTED AND CHECKED BEFORE TRANSIT.

CHINESE RAW PEANUTS THAT ARE SHELLED AND BLANCHED. THE PURPOSE OF BLANCHING THE PEANUT IS TO REMOVE THE SKIN COVERING THE KERNEL AND/OR SEPARATE AN INTACT PEANUT INTO INDIVIDUAL COTYLEDONS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THEIR USE. BLANCHING ENABLES DEFECTS IN THE NUT TO BE DETECTED ALLOWING REMOVAL. THE SHELLED PEANUTS ARE CONVEYED THROUGH A MODULAR HORIZONTAL CONTINUOUS BELT OVEN RANGING BETWEEN 37-100 DEGREES CELSIUS. THE BLANCHING TEMPERATURE DOES NOT EXCEED 100 DEGREES CELSIUS IN ORDER TO AVOID CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE PEANUT. THE PEANUTS ARE THEN COOLED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. THE FULL PROCESS TAKES BETWEEN 25-90 MINUTES. THE PEANUTS ARE CONVEYED TO A PEELING MACHINE WHERE THE SKIN IS REMOVED BY FRICTION AND ASPIRATED. ANY REJECT PEANUTS ARE REMOVED AT THIS STAGE WITH THE ACCEPTABLE PEANUTS UNDERGOING METAL-DETECTION PRIOR TO PACKAGING IN BIG BAGS.

CHINESE RAW PEANUTS THAT ARE SHELLED AND BLANCHED. THE PEANUTS ARE INSPECTED AND DESTONED. THE PEANUTS ARE TREATED TO A 90OC HEAT ON A CONTINUOUS BELT FOR 40 MINUTES TO LOOSEN THE SKIN AND LOWER THE PEROXIDE VALUES. THE PEANUTS ARE THEN COOLED AND BLANCHED. ANY DAMAGED KERNELS ARE REMOVED. A METAL DETECTOR AND MAGNET ARE USED TO REMOVE ANY METAL FROM THE PEANUTS. THE PEANUTS ARE PACKED IN 25KG BAGS OR LARGE TOTES FOR ONWARD PROCESSING BY CUSTOMER FOR RETAIL SALE SUCH AS ROASTING, SALTING OR FLAVOURING.

CHINESE RAW, SHELLED, BLANCHED PEANUTS - PROCESS:. RAW MATERIAL INSPECTION PRE FACTORY , DE STONER ,. HEAT TREATED TO 90C CONTINUOUS BELT FOR 40MINS TO ENSURE LOW PEROXIDE VALUES ,. COOLING ,BLANCHING . HAND PICKING TO REMOVE DAMAGED KERNELS MAGNET TO REMOVE METAL . METAL DETECTOR TO REMOVE STAINLESS STEEL AND METAL. PACKING INTO LARGE TOTE BAGS FOR ONWARD PROCESSING FOR RETAIL SALE SUCH AS ROASTING/ SALTING, FLAVOURING.