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New mechanical procedures for processing pistachio nuts make economical preparation for marketing possible in the United States. These new developments include mechanical dehulling, methods for separating empty nuts from those with well developed kernels, and methods for separating split nuts from those with closed shells.
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A laboratory of the Western Utilization Research and Development Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture.
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Bloch, F., Brekke, J.E. Processing of pistachio nuts. Econ Bot 14, 129–144 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860015
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