How It's Made: Almonds

Learn how almonds are shelled and processed for packaging.
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[@kimmey713]

What I got from this video: - Almonds just magically appears in a factory. -Always wash your almonds, always!

[@Shnick]

WifeOfOryx created by lasers, cameras and tiny puffs of air.

[@Loveforreligion]

I never wash my almonds brrrr

[@NittiChhikara]

@@Shnick a

[@bobafettjr85]

Also the shells are removed by magic.

[@danielgodfrey4415]

Or wipe them off. Raw almonds are as good or better than roasted. Depending who grew them.

[@Roblecop]

I'm from Northern California where a lot of this work is done! I worked for a company that manufactured equipment that is part of the almond harvesting process. Its so cool to see stuff I designed as I drive through the area. Great video!

[@vision-gc4hy]

During my Chico State years 1977-83 I lived right next to an almond orchard. They called them “am-ends” Like Sam.

[@danielgodfrey4415]

I used to haul almonds from field to plant to blue Dimond. Glad I'm not doing that anymore. Those 15+ nonstop (and I mean nonstop) hour days. Finally got my hearing back.

[@Deagle5000AE]

I'd rather not have human hands touching my almonds. 😷

[@kurta6179]

“This robot has been programmed to randomly eat almonds”

[@jacobminera6574]

Yes Sir

[@michakowaleczko7512]

Can relate. Those suckes are really tasty

[@rock3tcatU233]

Robot: What's my purpose? Human: Eat deez nuts Robot: ......

[@kateneonne6757]

These machines are owned and operated by Big Ed

[@trash5305]

And remember: decoyed almond don't exist

[@Cal-cf2vo]

I used to drive a truck with double trailers in the almond orchard, during the September harvest, in California. Same as they show at the beginning of the video, in the processing plant. 24/7 operation, very dusty. Almonds are also expensive because newly planted trees take seven years to grow before the first crop. The most interesting part of the harvest is when they dislodge the nuts from the tree - a low tractor with two long arms grabs the trunk and shakes it violently, knocking the husks free. Farmers tell the same joke - the "L" in almond is silent because they shook the "ell" out of them.

[@anantharamba6832]

Great and factual. comment, thoroughly enjoyable .

[@imadkhesheh5077]

Hi I am looking for Almond to import it to Middle East If you can help me please 🙏 Thanks

[@walpoly]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a tree somewhere in this process? I mean this is how they're processed, not how they're made.

[@WhoFramedMSG]

You new here?

[@walpoly]

Ya I get the concept of the show. I was just sort of hoping for a look into how they're grown and harvested.

[@NathanChisholm041]

Pfftt a tree! What's that?

[@russcrawford3310]

I lived about three years on an almond ranch when I was a teenager ... help with harvest and the little processor the owner had ... maybe 25 foot tall trees would bloom in the spring, grow fruit until ready ... we used rubber mallets to bang on the tree limbs to knock the nuts off ... and then ran a machine that just scooped them up off the ground ... thus all the debris shown in the video ... the correct pronunciation when the nut is still on the tree is /al-mund/, with the L sound ... after it's on the ground, processed and on your table, it's pronounced /ah-mund/, without the L sound ... the rubber mallet mentioned above knocks the L out of them ...

[@bobthetop3242]

Nathan C LuL this guy get's it

[@SinnerD2010]

Trees!... that's a wrap folks, pack it up.

[@TheCrabError]

You saved me 5 minutes. Thank you.

[@astanford4272]

Lol, that’s what I was thinking! It’s like, don’t they grow on trees???

[@samiidavis7278]

This comment had me in literal laughing tears for this entire video idek wtf this man said at all

[@Mr.Helper.]

Fuken ruined it for me before watching it

[@one4all885]

Plus millions of gallons of water.

[@iC0NB0Y]

Some of this sorting technology is just... *nuts*

[@johnramsell96]

That's very punny. Not.

[@pankajjaiswal3660]

I watched full video but I'm still curious how they remove the shell of Almond

[@fgnoyola]

If I understood correctly.... they spin the crap out of the whole almonds, the friction separates the shells from the almonds and the spinning barrels have perforations in it, so the almonds can escape, but not the shells... then a computer, a camera and shots of air get rid off the small shells that made it with the almonds, among other stuff...

[@DanielW607]

Francisco Noyola haha “spin the crap out of them” that made my day😂

[@kennyzhao5990]

by teeth

[@Keemakoo]

Wait there are shells

[@curtisstewart9594]

Monkeys and hammers

[@wolfie8012]

This reminded me of my jar of almonds and I swear they tasted extra delicious when I ate them while watching!

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

Eat more California almonds, a wheel barrow a week is all we ask.

[@Vis-Light]

Do you still have extra almonds

[@ssmithika9741]

I don't know how this video will be useful for me, but here I am watching it 4am in the morning.

[@ThatLooksLikeARake]

twinnnn it’s 4:16

[@willemsmit9019]

“Warning: NOT A STEP” 😂

[@JoshWitte]

That's where Veruca Salt fell in 🤭

[@Oceansta]

😄

[@SamIves85]

This warning implies that somebody may have previously stepped on it.

[@TheTrueHardcorefr3k]

I want to know how they milk almonds for almond milk.

[@OctaApe]

They squeeze that nipple!

[@180sx-N0S]

@@OctaApe **Then* *Milk* *Starts* *Coming* *Out**

[@180sx-N0S]

@@nanmaco Instead it's lava!

[@walpoly]

I realize it's a joke, but to make any kind of nut milk all you do is blend the nut with water and filter the liquid from the solids. It's actually pretty easy to make at home, all you need is a cloth bag made for the job, and a blender.

[@180sx-N0S]

@@walpoly oh that was actually pretty helpful

[@ryandouglas3312]

Imagine how much cheaper almonds would be if people just ate imperfect looking almonds, instead of having a 23 step process of robots for sorting almonds...

[@KaranThakur927]

@princesspumpkinpanty he's talking about the added premium cost of so called "perfect" almonds

[@lalit.1]

Just Compared the price with here in India, and there's barely any difference in both the imported Californian Almonds with similar robotic process or hand-filtered Indian packed.

[@danc2014]

Did you see how many times they were processed and a piece of glass still made it through. Why sell imperfect one when you can make butter and chocolate bars and milk where it not needed.

[@thenameidk3168]

@@lalit.1 no way in hell am I gonna let India hand pick me pecans after that poop beach video I just watched

[@TheAmazeingAnarchist]

The whole thing did make me realize that this idea of a picky eater is just a extreme of the already picky standards we unknowingly follow. I grew up on heirloom tomatos so I was used to cutting off pits & scabs but the amount of superficial standards is infurating good thing.hopefully most of the ones that don't make it are put into other items.

[@boryontotheleader2328]

I was laughing through this whole episode. "Some buyers would pay a premium for the best nuts"

[@certified9104]

"One day I will be mature enough to not laugh at Uranus"

[@boryontotheleader2328]

@@certified9104 not as funny

[@danielhaynes2362]

That what she said

[@Auksey]

how old are you? just curious.

[@thalanoth]

@@boryontotheleader2328 your comment is even more funny!

[@shahriarchowdhury7871]

if only i had put half of the care they put into sorting almonds, into my life

[@PplsChampion]

we now have machines to assemble our own almonds from raw elements, what a future.

[@janedoe5510]

Haha!

[@TheLastTitan007]

If almonds are pick by machines then whos going to pick the machine to pick the almonds. I know its crazy but I'm still trying to figure out if my barber cuts my hair then whos cut his hair. Lmfao

[@bkpolysolutionsvasuvaghela9726]

U dumbo. Its called refining machinery. Not manufactuing unit.

[@TheLastTitan007]

@@bkpolysolutionsvasuvaghela9726 I once knew an elephant 🐘 named Dumbo lol

[@bkpolysolutionsvasuvaghela9726]

N i knew dumbo named Carl

[@MichaelChengSanJose]

I’ve seen some of the equipment at Central Valley processors but it’s great to see the whole process. Really labor intensive even with robots and computers. I don’t know why they made that lady toss the reject almonds up when it’s far easier to give her a drop chute just inches away from the conveyor belt.

[@tiyopaenguin]

Done with this. Time to watch How It's Actually Made

[@rasheedaemojin1234]

Literally grew up breaking open these shells to eat the almonds 😊

[@samshM]

"How almonds are MADE" Me:- Trees. That's how almonds are made. Trees.

[@MG-mn4or]

Robot picking the defects was awesome 🤩

[@sianllanos6904]

I'm impress with the technology they are using.

[@AAvfx]

*My mornings are all about your channel, thanks!* 💕👍

[@youtubeaccount6235]

Take a shot every time he says "almonds"

[@BELCAN57]

Two when he says "perfect".

[@bobthetop3242]

Adam Crossan in the head

[@aakashsharma3616]

Total 108 times...

[@Geo.StoryMaps]

Bro I'm in the hospital now

[@hallucinacaust7898]

Already too drunk for this

[@Jeyekomon]

Those final perfect almonds are so incredibly flawless I would be scared to eat them.

[@danieldecides7894]

The sorting machine with camera technology sending information to a robotic machine that picks up the almonds is incredible - whoever invented that and manufactures the machine is very clever and I suppose rich.

[@clasherclan9222]

Clever yes, rich propably not

[@sandraboiteau6074]

good god the amount of work put into making sure our almonds look nice! where is the scratch n' dent almond store

[@healthdios]

What happened to the almond before it got to the packaging facility? What the tree looks like? How is harvested?

[@ShotgunRocket]

They have mechanical shaking machines that go into the almond groves, grab the trunks, and violently shake the tree. The almonds fall to the ground and they're picked up by other machines that then move them into trucks. It's also why they found a bottlecap in the trash.

[@subject6156]

I thought Almonds grew in nature, now I know they’re made in a factory. Shits nuts

[@NathanChisholm041]

How it's made Almonds! Step one: plant a Almond tree step two: eat Almonds🌱

[@Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un]

American TV = Filled with cheap reality shows German TV = Informational yet entertaining shows like How It's Made

[@zacharybaker5910]

This show isn't German

[@ravenlord4]

As my mother would say: "Don't waste food -- it's expensive!. Do you think it grows on trees?"

[@dozog]

Your mom has humour.

[@ravenlord4]

@@dozog Sadly, no. What she does have though is a 10 body and an 80 IQ. My father wasn't subtle about why he married her. Still, she tries her best :)

[@Char444]

you should not talk about your mother like that.

[@marycope5858]

Great Video!! I Love Watching How It's Made 😍 Thank You!!❤💕

[@thermobaric3884]

The perfect almonds travel forward

[@Larpushka]

I wanna hear more about the "de-stoner" machine, I'd love to send my cousin there.

[@chvdu]

😂

[@bluecar786]

You should check them into a rehabilitation program and not make jokes about serious marijuana abuse

[@WasBlind_NowISee]

Everytime i watch videos like these it makes me proud of being a human. Such accurate precision and efficiency all in a computer to sort out almonds better than a human can do in an hr

[@chrisg8477]

“Some buyers will pay a premium for the best nuts” 😂

[@jj7958]

I didn't know people were so picky about their nuts. lol

[@alphawhiskey3311]

Was looking for this comment 😂

[@vinayakk5786]

😂😂damn

[@barrel9158]

“These are some of the contaminants: *pulls out a whole glass bottle*

[@Chantality]

this is relaxing to watch :D

[@emildjoseph]

That Robot was so cool 😀

[@soulfreaz]

I also pay a premium for the best nuts.

[@bobthetop3242]

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[@soulfreaz]

@@bobthetop3242 not if I'm a girl captain assune shit.

[@Tadjuel11-11]

You pay for poison. Nuts are poison and along with that they are pasteurized by cancer-causing chemicals.

[@soulfreaz]

@@Tadjuel11-11 evrything can kill you and even if you lower risks you could get hit and killed by a drunk driver. There are zero guarantees in life. Enjoy yourself while you're here instead of living in a bubble.

[@Tadjuel11-11]

@@soulfreaz Hogwash my friend. Your words of from ignorance and lack of knowledge. Every little thing matters because our energy frequencies are important what we throw off. Chemicals throw off our frequencies and that being a fact causes many effects while we're here. Do some research on frequencies we produce and what chemicals do to us when we absorb them. There's a reason they make chemicals and Pharma drugs. Look into it.

[@sammyjohn.production4783]

Thank u almonds for being almonds

[@jaketheperson8495]

When a mommy almond loves a daddy almond they do a spectacular thing calle-

[@cliffordvillas6185]

Can you do How it's made: Babies

[@kungfucoder7126]

yep there is an episode on "pornhub".

[@braydenkinder75]

All I could think of while watching this is Arin talking to Dan about how terrible growing almonds is for the environment

[@vnimo7094]

Whoooo???

[@Onio_Saiyan]

I understood that reference.

[@JP0904]

Anyone elsee that that Corona cap at 1:48 🍻

[@Inzar-Animations]

Thank you for not using single use plastic . Bravo 👏

[@bhoyetsuportado9699]

i love almond😉👍 watching from; K.S.A🌎

[@scottrogue946]

I’m allergic to nuts . Why am I here ? 😞🤣

[@fredmercury4448]

How It's Made: Almonds Trees: Am I a joke to you?

[@BeTheGr8]

4:00 Never knew using hearing protection the proper way was this difficult

[@OcelotsFilms]

You forget the step where they add the decoy almonds. Haha Just kidding decoy almonds don't exist! Or do they?

[@GallowsBound1]

"How They're Processed" would be a more accurate title than "How it's Made" 😆

[@dv.singh97]

KZbin: Today you’re gonna learn about almonds. Me: k.

[@belauyong]

Brutal selection process :p

[@FilbieTron]

Absolutely fascinating

[@Toys-show2018Y]

Wow so nice great

[@joosunkmybattleship]

This is extremely high tech for almonds

[@Atxurra]

I drooled through the whole video

[@desertmulehunter]

This is nuts!

[@andreseriliano1761]

Last time i checked almonds are harvested, NOT MADE

[@SREarsman1]

It’s just the name of the show! Get over it.

[@marykathleensapp6937]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MilkerMurphy]

@@SREarsman1 It's just a joke. Get over it.

[@Anurania]

This is a Chinese factory. All the food is made from resin.

[@cd2897]

Anurania 😂😂😂😂

[@SonGChaNSaO]

Tbh watching this video raised more questions than what it answered. No slow mo of the machine blowing the lesser product? I mean c'mon that has to be interesting to watch

[@fraxomfire6657]

Comment section: 70% - nut experts. 20%- nut jokes. 10%- actual comments about the video.

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

Technically they're all comments

[@kimbratton9620]

😄

[@RedRacconKing]

The best almonds are smoked and salted almonds. They are one of my all-time favorite snacks.

[@redtailhawk2306]

I was wondering how the shell was removed the entire time. "Then the shells are removed" that's slightly annoying, no explanation at all to my knowledge.

[@PS-zw4yc]

This was missing a lot of probably interesting details. Like I think they uses a tractor with a shaker plate to get them out of the tree

[@Inzar-Animations]

Thanks to this factory 🏭 for not using plastic packaging 😊❤️

[@putridabomination]

They make almonds now? Amazing

[@breakdance4cash228]

watching this while eating almonds right now

[@Proactivebeetleondamic]

Random question, am I the only one who likes it when they spill a drink on their bed?

[@christineelliott2524]

So fascinated

[@IggyAndroid]

How do they deshell the almonds. You just skipped over an entire process.

[@jcnash02]

Actually refers to the shell as the “hull”. Removal is described about 55 seconds in.

[@Pertamax7-HD]

Yummy almond

[@rzzengenhariamineracao334]

Hi great process, I would like to know more. What it is the company? I'm asking about the Almond company, I am designing a system to identify ores, and I wanted to use a collection robot like the one shown in the video, which collects almonds. Can you help me?

[@rteyuertutwtryhwhuwtghswxz5890]

bruhhh

[@davidmirandajr]

I looked this up because I love almonds

[@eswaraiahgeddi5935]

Awesome explaination 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@wolfdenranjeet]

Whenever I have anxiety I go for this channel

[@paigeconners3018]

Thank you😊

Interesting!!!

[@JB-vt5sz]

Neat. I’ve never been able to taste almonds or walnuts so I don’t understand the hype. But cashews and pecans are delicious!!

[@BPollard86]

Walnuts taste like dirt anyways. I'm with you on absolutely smashing cashews though.

[@csg7952]

Watching this while eating almonds.

[@kaylacoy296]

C Sg so I’m wondering did you look up how almonds were made to get to that point or was it coincidental?

[@johnramsell96]

Now I'm hungry

[@JeramiId]

I have a traditional melon planting video from start to finish, I'm from Indonesia

[@qbmac2306]

Well, when a daddy almond loves a mommy almond, they make more almonds.

[@ABS_AD77]

Good and informative Docu.

[@outsideclips4068]

now i really want some almonds

[@thezman350]

Man I love this show!

[@BlueBoy0]

So like 80% of the process is checking and rechecking for rocks and cracks?

[@ellemoir-00]

Hello. I subscribed to this channel. I like factories.😍 love from japan.

[@Trulylatino]

I thought about going on an all-almond diet. But that’s just nuts. 🤪

[@lesego2933]

This video is nuts, Where do these almonds come from??

[@dozog]

California?

[@CarlosEscobar-nq9lk]

SATAKE sorters are awesome!!!

[@sanjoyghosh4625]

Almond is very good to eat😁

[@allisonp2662]

Believe it or not, the second have of this video was filmed at my family almond business, Travill and Phippen! My dad met the producer of how it's made! If you guys still have questions, I can answer them. (Plz don't hate, I swear I'm telling the truth)

[@dinohall2595]

That really is Awesome, Allison :)

[@allisonp2662]

@@dinohall2595 thx! That means a lot!

[@RainbowDutches]

Oh pog, whats the time stamp of where it starts?

[@dozog]

When was the business started (at this factory)?

[@amandapowers1312]

Dang. They whipped out the de-stoner, looks like i gotta go..

[@arrowheadhomestead2207]

Good night im out

[@sebwood9353]

Lol! Ditto...

[@kensingtonchapp4819]

*eye roll*

[@humanbeing1429]

I need to leave too but I'm too stoned to move around right now.

[@safwanraza8346]

Excellent

[@MrPLC999]

There's a lot missing from this story of how an almond goes from a tree to a Hershey bar.

[@caspermiller11a]

Always fun to watch

[@AsanMasraf]

My heart ♥ beated more when I saw pistachio!

[@Ferdaev]

Nobody: Crazy Bunny: Almondo Almondo

[@uwuhehe6900]

You see, when a peanut and a pea love each other very much...

[@HamzaKhan-cd9kz]

Perfect 2AM video