Product Description
Carboor Harvest Dry Roasted Hazelnuts are oven baked in small batches using the best available Barcelona or Ennis variety hazelnuts from our own farm and those of our grower partners around Australia. The hazelnuts are lightly dry roasted (no oil) at a low temperature to preserve the high nutritional value of the nuts but reduce the moisture levels and free the natural oils. Following roasting, the nuts are allowed to cool before packing.
The nuts are not blanched.
This product is as natural as you will ever get! It is not pasteurised so does carry residual risk of mould and salmonella (normally eliminated by the pasteurisation kill step) and is not treated with insecticide, so there is a minor risk of pantry moth. Pantry moth is a major problem with nuts as larvae lay eggs in the nuts before development of the hard shell during the maturation process on the tree. Roasting is the only kill step used with this product, but it is at a low temperature so that it doesn’t destroy the nutritional value, but it also means that pantry moth and mould spores survive the roasting process.
All retail variants of this product (125g, 250g, 500g and 1kg) are packed in re-sealable stand-up pouches. The wholesale variants (4kg and 12kg) are packed in cartons with plastic liners.
Ingredients
Lightly roasted best quality Australian grown hazelnuts: 100% Barcelona or Ennis varieties.
All hazelnuts are cracked at our cracking facility in East Wangaratta.
Usage Suggestions
Carboor Harvest Dry Roast Hazelnuts are a delicious addition to lunchboxes or added to trail mix. Use in your own hazelnut butter. Eat with handfuls of dark chocolate and fresh apple for a 3.30pm pick-me-up.
Further suggested uses are available in the Hazelnut Healthy Eating Handbook, available for free (eBook) at https://www.carboorharvest.com.au/collections/recipe-ideas/products/hazelnut-healthy-eating-handbook
Allergen Advice
This product contains tree nuts and is made/packed on equipment that also packs other tree nuts (hazelnuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts, pistachios, macadamias) and peanuts. We use best practice cleaning procedures but cannot guarantee the absence of any allergen.
Recommended Storage
This product should be stored in the original packaging or alternative airtight container in a cool, dark place. It is possible, but not necessary to refrigerate to extend shelf life.
Shelf Life
When stored in accordance with the Recommended Storage practices identified above, this product has a shelf life of 12 months. It is marked with a batch number and “Best Before” date for consumers reference. The product should be consumed within 3 months of opening.