ProIngredients In-shell Natural Almonds

Identification & Functionality

Ingredient Name

Almonds

Ingredient Origin

Plant Origin

Ingredients

Almonds

Technologies

Food Ingredients

Product Families

Food Ingredients — Whole Foods, Extracts & Premixes

Nut & Seed Products

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims

Organic

Applications & Uses

Markets

Food & Nutrition

Applications

Food & Nutrition — Food

Confectionery,

Convenience Foods

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance

Organic Certified,

USDA Organic

Quality Standards

BRCGS

Compliance

Quality Assurance

• All products undergo a test, hold and release program ensuring compliance with specifications.
• Upgraded, custom-designed Statistical Process Control system.
• Contracted with accredited ISO-17025 third-party laboratory with on-site testing facilities. Capability to adhere to U.S., E.U. and other international testing protocols.
• Pasteurization process approved by the Almond Board of California.
• 100% allergen separation between almonds and pistachios.
• All flavored products are tested weekly against sensory benchmarks.

Quality Control

• All facilities are staffed with full-time and dedicated Quality Control personnel.
• Each manufacturing process is supervised by Quality Control personnel.

Audit Qualifications

• Members of the American Council for Food Safety & Quality.
• USDA inspectors on-site.
• All facilities FSSC 22000 Certified

Technical Details & Test Data

Natural Almonds

Safety & Health

Food Safety

• Robust and industry-leading environmental swabbing program for food and non-food contact points.
• Intensive pest monitoring and prevention program. Dedicated pest control staff supported by a third-party contractor.
• All employees undergo extensive food safety training with mandatory compliance initiatives.
• Hand sanitizers, foot baths and other measures incorporated into all ready-to-eat areas.
• Master sanitization schedule including foaming, dry cleaning techniques and dry ice blasters throughout all facilities, supported by dedicated plant-specific teams.
• Outreach program invites university professors, industry food safety experts, technical consultants and microbiologists to review our food safety procedures.

Packaging & Availability

Shipping Information

PRODUCT	PACKING	UNIT NET WEIGHT		STANDARD CONTAINER QUANTITY
		LBS	KGS	Container	Quantity	Net Weight LBS	Net Weight KGS
In-shell	Bags	50	22.68	40' Container	860 bags on slip sheets or wood pallets	43,000	19,505