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Pistachio Processing Flow - Terra Bella, California © 2003 Setton International Foods, Inc. , , No Yes RECEIVE pistachio loads from Setton Farms and Growers SAMPLE TAKEN by USDA on site representative of pistachios to determine pistachio quality for payment purposes PRE-CLEAN and remove the hulls from pistachios WASH pistachios with water and separate by maturity in floatation tank DRY pistachios with heat from Natural gas AIR-LEG & CLASSIFY pistachios to remove twigs & other debris (2 nd pass) REMOVE closed mouth pistachios using sonar sensors and pin pickers COLOR SORT pistachios using optical sensors and separate out shelling stock PASS OVER MAGNET to ensure no metal is present (3 rd pass) PASS THROUGH METAL DETECTOR to ensure no metal is present (5 th pass) PACKAGE pistachios STAGE pistachios for any required Sampling, Testing, Certification and Allocate to specific orders PREPARE and COLLECT shipping documents, certificates and bill of lading SCHEDULE truck and SHIP order HAND SORT pistachios to insure high quality standards No AIR-LEG pistachios to remove dust & shells (5 th pass) No AIR-LEG & CLASSIFY pistachios to remove twigs & other debris (1 st pass) SEPARATE pistachios by size AIR-LEG pistachios to remove dust & shells (3 rd pass) PASS OVER MAGNET to ensure no metal is present (2 nd pass) SAMPLE TAKEN by USDA/DFA to ensure high quality standards DRY ROAST pistachios PASS OVER MAGNET to ensure no metal is present (1 st pass) Roast? STABILIZE EQUILIBRATE and STORE pistachios in large storage silos QUALITY ANALYSIS conducted by in- house USDA for grade determination AIR-LEG pistachios to remove dust & shells (4 th pass) Yes PASS THROUGH METAL DETECTOR to ensure no metal is present (4 th pass)

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  • Pistachio Processing Flow - Terra Bella, California

    2003 Setton International Foods, Inc.

    ,,

    No

    Yes

    RECEIVE pistachioloads from Setton

    Farms andGrowers

    SAMPLE TAKEN byUSDA on site

    representative ofpistachios to determine

    pistachio quality forpayment purposes

    PRE-CLEAN andremove the hullsfrom pistachios

    WASH pistachioswith water and

    separate bymaturity in

    floatation tank

    DRY pistachioswith heat from

    Natural gas

    AIR-LEG &CLASSIFY

    pistachios to removetwigs & other debris

    (2 nd pass)

    REMOVE closedmouth pistachios

    using sonarsensors and pin

    pickers

    COLOR SORTpistachios usingoptical sensors

    and separate outshelling stock

    PASS OVERMAGNET to

    ensure no metal ispresent (3 rd pass)

    PASS THROUGHMETAL

    DETECTOR toensure no metal ispresent (5 th pass)

    PACKAGEpistachios

    STAGE pistachiosfor any required

    Sampling, Testing,Certification and

    Allocate tospecific orders

    PREPARE andCOLLECT shipping

    documents,certificates and bill

    of lading

    SCHEDULE truckand SHIP order

    HAND SORTpistachios toinsure high

    qualitystandards

    No

    AIR-LEGpistachios to

    remove dust &shells (5 th pass)

    No

    AIR-LEG &CLASSIFY

    pistachios to removetwigs & other debris

    (1 st pass)

    SEPARATEpistachios by size

    AIR-LEGpistachios to

    remove dust &shells (3 rd pass)

    PASS OVERMAGNET to

    ensure no metal ispresent (2 nd pass)

    SAMPLE TAKENby USDA/DFA to

    ensure highquality standards

    DRY ROASTpistachios

    PASS OVERMAGNET to

    ensure no metal ispresent (1 st pass)

    Roast?

    STABILIZEEQUILIBRATE

    and STOREpistachios in large

    storage silos

    QUALITYANALYSIS

    conducted by in-house USDA for

    grade determination

    AIR-LEGpistachios to

    remove dust &shells (4 th pass)

    Yes

    PASS THROUGHMETAL

    DETECTOR toensure no metal ispresent (4 th pass)