Raw Cashew Nut Quality Cut Testing Inspection

Raw Cashew Nut Quality Cut Testing Inspection (RCN QC)

AIM Control (AIM Group®) is Third Party Inspection in providing Raw Cashew Nut Quality Cut Testing Inspection to verify the out turn kernel output ratio, defect nuts rate, number of nuts per kg and the moisture for buyers, sellers and farmers. Email

AIM Control (AIM Group®) Raw Cashew Nut Quality Controls are to providing the independent expertise inspectors and surveyors in raw cash nut (RCN) sampling, raw cash nut (RCN) quality & quantity inspection, raw cash nut (RCN) quality analysis, raw cash nut (RCN) quality testing, raw cash nut (RCN) Q&Q certification.

AIM Control (AIM Group®) providing of RCN Quality Control scopes

• raw cashew nut quantity & quality inspection before packing

• raw cashew nut weight & quality inspection period of packing

• raw cashew nut quality pre-shipment inspection

• raw cashew nut quantity loading supervision

• raw cashew nut quantity inspection in during discharging

• sampling and testing of RCN (raw cashew nuts) upon arrival (on KOR, NC, Moisture, Defectives.)

• raw cashew nut quality samples and quality analysis upon arrival (aflatoxins and ochratoxin)

• raw cashew nut damage survey/ damage inspection upon arrival

• raw cashew nut other survey and inspection (as client requirement)

• AIM Control’s RCN (Raw cashew Nuts) quality control in bags 80kg in used jute bags stuffed per container from Some Africa countries to Vietnam, India discharging period at warehouses of buyer factories for purpose:

• RCN (Raw cashew Nuts) Sampling ( As per AQL or under your requirement) to analysis and store

• RCN (Raw cashew Nuts) Moisture

• Nut count

• KOR [100% good kernels, 50% spot kernels, 50% premature kernels per one kg composite sample]

• Kernels defect 50%, defect 100% (stunted cashew, mouldy kernels, brow kernels, moth-eaten kernels & empty cashew nuts, others)

• Random sampling, independent analysis surveyors and as well damage expertise surveyors to control the jobs of RCN in goods and / or in defective condition as the third party inspection in diligent.

• Not only buyers can not to buy our expertise surveyors by money or Report in time with the photos in details.

AIM Control (AIM Group®) expertise surveyors/inspectors how to estimate the QUALITY of raw cashew nuts?

• The main criteria used by AIM Control are: Outturn (Kernels Output Ratio), Moisture, Nut count and total defective nuts.

• Quality control of RCN requires skills and strictness of our expertise surveyors/inspectors.

• Not only AIM Control makes the training of quality controller / surveyors in frequency also listen and understand to the preoccupation of international players and farmers (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana & Mozambican, India & Vietnam)

• Define what are the Kernels, the balm, the apple, the shell & the peel or testa Why/what is the quality control of the RCN necessary?

• In international trade, Bwt Farmers, intermediate purchasers, brokers, buyers, insurance and concerning party on the kernels inside the shell.

• Define what are Outturn, the defective nut rate, the nut count, moisture rate

AIM Control (AIM Group®) steps to control on RCN quality

• Materials & equipment needed to analysis control and to calculate the out-turn

• Mother/composite sampling and do composite samples [HOW TO COMPOSE QUARTERS}

• Weighing of sample/ samples

• Calculation of the nut count (NC)

• Cutting to open of the nuts, control of the kernels and classification in three categories (Verification and identifying of good kernels, spotted kernels & premature kernels), also Verification and identifying of stunted cashew, mouldy kernels, brow kernels, moth-eaten kernels & empty cashew nuts, others

• Weighing

• Calculation KOR  (nut count, 100% kernels, 50% spot kernels, 50%immature kernels, 50% oil kernel, final outturn with Lb/80kg, 50% defective, 100% defects, final defective, % moisture)

• Label & Sealing of sample to store (kept for future purposes)

• Report & Certificate.

The main objective  of  AIM Control is to improve the production competitiveness of the African Cashew Nuts exporting in the  five  countries [Benin, Burkina  Faso,  Ivory Coast,  Ghana  and  Mozambique and others]

Not only AIM Control’s RCN quality control is in success on the world market of players, but also provides Main Procedure and trainings for AIM Control’s RCN expertise surveyors, Inspectors. This is the reason why the AIM Control focuses its activity on support the players of African cashew nuts to meet the quality international standards.

Quality control of Raw Cashew Nut requires skills and strictness, it is one of importance step  in  the  marketing  of  raw cashew  nuts.

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AIM Control (AIM Group®) conducted the Raw Cashew Nut Quality Cut Testing Inspection and Certificate in Vietnam (due to dispute on the imported Raw Cashew Nut)