It’s like 20% empty shells! WTF! So I look under the bag hoping to find the holy grail of de-shelled pistachio heaven… But nothing!
This is Pistaccio Gate out in the open. Now I have to look over my shoulders.
Update: the bag after this one has not yet produced the same disparate amount of empty shells. It must have been a fluke!.. Or so I think!
I’m all for a good conspiracy theory, but I can practically guarantee you that no one is inspecting every singe nut looking for empty shells to bulk up the bag.
Other than a certain amount of each batch that is kept aside for quality control testing, the bags are filled by machines on a conveyor belt. I doubt a human even looks at them until they’re at the final stage and ready for the last quality control test.
It’s completely random how many empties there will be in a bag. OP was just unlucky this time.
Also, the unshelled nuts might still be in the bag. Shit shakes loose, ya know