The journey of a single kernel.
Every Zera macadamia travels six considered steps, from a slow-growing tree to a sealed pack, with care and traceability the whole way.
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The hardest shell, the most rewarding nut
The macadamia's famously hard shell is exactly why it tastes so good. It protects a delicate, buttery kernel until the very last moment, and cracking it cleanly, without bruising the kernel, is a craft in itself.
That single, precise crack is the heart of everything we do: the culmination of years of patient growing, and the start of the kernel's journey to you.
Grow, harvest, crack, dry, sort, pack
Scroll to follow the path from orchard floor to finished pack.
- Step 01
Grow
Macadamia trees flourish for years in our sub-tropical orchards before they bear their first harvest. Patience is built into everything we do.
- Step 02
Harvest
Ripe nuts fall naturally to the orchard floor and are gathered in regular sweeps through the season, at the peak of maturity.
- Step 03
Crack
The famously hard shell is precision-cracked to free the kernel whole, the step macadamias are renowned for.
- Step 04
Dry
Kernels are slowly, gently dried to draw moisture down to the ideal level, concentrating that signature buttery flavour.
- Step 05
Sort
Each kernel is graded and hand-checked for colour, size and wholeness, so only the finest carry the Zera name.
- Step 06
Pack
Sealed fresh for retail shelves, gourmet gifting and export pallets, traceable from our orchard rows to your table.
Quality you can follow from tree to table
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