What is the difference between CSSR & NPS Almonds?
NPS means: Nonpareil Supreme
CSSR means: California Select Seller Run
NPS
- Mild, natural sweetness
- Light skin colour
- Thin, easy to remove shell
- Top quality, making it the favourite choice
- Versatile uses
- Delicious eaten plain
CSSR
- Nuttier. Amaretto flavour
- Dark skin colour
- Wrinkled nut surface
- Thicker, difficult to remove shell
- Contains many hybrids (mixtures of a few kinds of almonds)
- Used primarily in manufactured products
Majority of almonds sold are CSSR, but the cream of the crop is Nonpareil
CSSR almonds are best roasted to bring out their nutty taste