SAFE AND TASTY ALMONDS, THE TECHNIQUES TO PRESERVE THEM IN TIME
ALFRUS SRL
We process the best almonds to bring the authentic flavor of quality into the world.
Almonds are a precious gift of nature. But it is up to us guiding these natural processes and controlling our product’s quality in every step of its journey, from the field to the processing plants and to the final consumption. How are we able to make it? We commit to implement working methods that take account of the quality control and food safety’s standards, in full synergy with our partners from the entire supply chain.
?From the field to the shipment. From the processing plant to the food industry which the product is destined to. And finally to the consumer. Every step of this process must take place in protected environment and conditions, in order to preserve this precious product.
?This is the only way to keep almond’s properties unchanged. These features are:
Two factors can compromise these qualitative parameters, during the almond’s life circle:
But keeping these two parameters under controlled conditions, the almond will be well and long preserved, providing its authentic flavour and its precious nutritional values to consumers.
Therefore, almond’s quality and shelf life certainly depend on the product itself and on its original properties, but also on the environment where it is located throughout the distribution, storage and packaging phases. At Alfrus we personally check each one of these steps with a zeal that leaves no doubt about our almonds’ quality.
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HOW TO MAINTAIN THE ALMONDS WE IMPORT WELL AND LONGER
Good practices actively affect all the actors involved in the supply chain and therefore it all starts with farmers: this is why, at Alfrus, we only rely on selected and certified suppliers. The audits that we carry out periodically on site help us to personally verify compliance with all the necessary conditions in order to ensure raw material’s quality and compliance with the health conditions.
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?After being harvested, almonds are then kept in cool and dry environments.
?The rules for a good storage are:
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NATURAL AND PROCESSED ALMONDS IN STORAGE AND SHELF LIFE
Many scientific studies have shown that processing can affect almonds’ shelf life. Actually, cutting and peeling in general increase in the exposed surface area and start the oxidative process that can reduce the product’s shelf life. Instead, the roasting process submits the almond to a thermal stress also capable of influencing its durability.
?Therefore, processed products must be protected from oxygen by using packaging that are able to create a barrier effect. Through vacuum packaging or modified atmosphere with Nitrogen (n2) , the product is preserved with its original quality and this can also optimize its shelf life up to 12 months. The original tastiness and food safety last over time.
?The full natural almonds, in which there is neither processing nor peeling, can have a shelf life of more than 2 years without significant loss of quality, when stored in a cold place (not over 5°C and within 65% of humidity). On the other hand, under the recommended conditions of temperature within 12°C and the 65% of humidity, almonds quality is guaranteed up to 12 months.
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QUALITY SIGNED ALFRUS
Good environmental practices, monitoring and control during and at the end of the process, microbiological analysis, optical and laser reading systems and cutting-edge packaging techniques allow us to entrust only high quality almonds to the food industries. Tasty and safe for longer time. Quality signed Alfrus starts from the field and arrives everywhere in the world.