Meal

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Sliced

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Sliced

Diced

Meal

Nonpareil (NP)

• Nonpareil
• Blooms and harvested early
• Soft shell; brown color; high suture opening
• Medium, flat shape; light color; smooth surface

Carmel (CR)

• Carmel
• Harvested 25-30 days after Nonpareil
• Soft shell; good shell integrity; fair suture opening
• Medium, narrow shape; slightly wrinkled surface

Butte (BT)

• Mission type
• Harvested 25-30 days after Nonpareil; versatile kernel applications
• Semi-hard shell; light color; smooth surface; low suture opening
• Small, short plump shape, wrinkled surface

Padre (PD)

• Mission type
• Harvested 25-30 days after Nonpareil; similar to Butte
• Hard shell; good shell integrity; no suture opening
• Small, short wide shape; dark brown; wrinkled surface

Monterey (MT)

• California type
• Harvested 40-60 days after Nonpareil; high percentage of doubles
• Hard shell; brown color; smooth surface; low suture opening
• Large, long narrow shape; deep wrinkled surface

Sonora (SN)

• California type
• Harvested 7-10 days after Nonpareil; alternative to Nonpareil
• Paper shell; dark brown color; rough surface; high suture opening
• Large, long narrow shape; light color; smooth surface

Peerless (PL)

• California type
• Harvested 7-10 days after Nonpareil; alternative to Nonpareil
• Hard shell; light color; good shell integrity; smooth surface; no suture opening
• Medium, wide shape; fairly wrinkled surface

Price (PR)

• California type
• Harvested 7-10 days after Nonpareil; alternative to Nonpareil; high percentage of doubles
• Paper shell; dark brown color; rough surface; high suture opening
• Small, short narrow shape; fairly wrinkled surface