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Cashew grades
AFI Specs
Equivalent grades
Brazil Nuts
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India/Africa

Brazil

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Count/sieve size

       

Wholes

W 180 SLW1 - 160/180
- SLW2 - 160/180
- LW1 - 180/210
- LW2 - 180/210
W 210 - - 200/210
SW 210 - - 200/210
W 240 W1 240 - 220/240
SW 240 W2 240 - 220/240
W 320 W1 320 - 300/320
SW 320 W2 320 - 300/320
W 450 W1 450 - 400/450
SW 450 W2 450 - 400/450
- W1 - mixed sizes (210/400)
SW W2 "Scorched wholes" mixed sizes (210/400)
SSW W3 "Second scorched wholes" -
DW - "Dessert wholes" -
- W4 "Fourth quality wholes" -

Butts and Splits

FB B1 "Fancy butts" -
SB B2 "Scorched butts" -
- B3 - -
DB - "Dessert butts" -
FS S1 "Fancy splits" -
SS S2 "Scorched splits" -
- S3 - -
DS - "Dessert splits" -

Pieces

LWP P1 "Large white pieces" US no 4/4.75mm (7/8ths)
SP P2 "Scorched pieces" US no 4/4.75mm (7/8ths)
SPS P3 "Special scorched pieces" US no 4/4.75mm (7/8ths)
DP - "Dessert pieces" -
DSP - "Small dessert pieces" -
SWP SP1 "Small white pieces" US no 7/2.80mm (5/8ths)
SSP SP2 "Scorched small pieces" US no 7/2.80mm (5/8ths)
- SP3 - US no 7/2.80mm (5/8ths)
- SSP1 "Small Brazilian pieces" US no 8/2.36mm (5/8ths)
- SSP2 "Small Brazilian scorched pieces" US no 8/2.36mm (5/8ths)
- SSP3 - US no 8/2.36mm (5/8ths)

Granules

BB BB "Baby bits" plemules
- G1 "Brazilian granules" US no 12/1.70mm (fragments)
- G2 "Scorched Brazilian granules" US no 12/1.70mm (fragments)
- G3 - US no 12/1.70mm (fragments)
- X1 - US no 14/1.19mm (fragments)
- X2 - US no 14/1.19mm (fragments)
- X3 - US no 14/1.19mm (fragments)
- F1 "Meal/flour/farina" falls through US no 14/1.19mm
- F2 - falls through US no 14/1.19mm
  • Notes:

    • The above table is drawn from the AFI Specifications of October 1997. The sieve sizes have changed from the 1990 specifications in respect of SP, SSP and G.
    • X grade is undefined by the AFI. However the factories
    • (T) tacked on the the end of the Brazilian grades refers to the dry roasted/toasted product - i.e. SP3-T
    • P1M and P2M are undefined by the AFI. These grades are the intermediate grades between P and SSP.

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