Hazelnuts have a crunchy texture and a flavor that is the perfect combination of savory and sweet; ideal for munching during a busy day, adding to a trail mix, or using as a surprise bonus in your favorite recipe.

Gramas provides natural, blanched, roasted, and diced hazelnuts, and even offers hazelnut powders and pastes for use in customer’s specific needs.

Facts About Hazelnuts

Hazelnut fields are scattered all across the Black Sea coast of Turkey, where farmers harvest these nuts by picking them one-by-one from the branches, or carefully gathering from the ground. Hazelnut harvest starts in August.

After the harvest, hazelnuts are laid under the sun, and pre-dried until their leaves turn brown.

After this pre-drying process, the hazelnuts are separated from their leaves, and laid over canopies in thin layers to be dried under the sun. The total drying period is about 15 - 20 days, depending on weather conditions.

This natural drying process is an important step, and gives Turkish hazelnuts their special taste.

Let’s take a look at some of the facts:

• The hazelnut is rich in protein, iron, unsaturated fat, oleic acid, vitamins B, C, E, Copper, Omega 9, Manganese, and is a good source of dietary fiber and antioxidants.
• Turkey has a distinguished place among hazelnut producers, thanks to its high quality growing conditions and climate.
• The shelf life of a hazelnut is one year, and moisture level is 2-3%.