Long used in the production of fine confections, they also enhance a wide variety of bakery products, salads, dressings, entrees and sauces as well as provide a tasty and nutritious addition to snack foods.

The types of Turkish hazelnuts: The Turkish hazelnut, according to its quality is divided into two groups: Giresun and Levant.

Giresun Quality: "Giresun Quality" hazelnuts are those round-shaped hazelnuts, which grow in Giresun and in certain districts of Trabzon such as Beşikdüzü, Vakfıkebir, Çarşıbaşı and Akçaabat. "Giresun Quality" hazelnuts are the world's highest-quality hazelnuts.

Levant Quality: These hazelnuts, which are named according to their production areas such as Levant Akçakoca, Levant Ordu, Levant Trabzon, and Levant Samsun, do contain generally more fat and are better in taste than the hazelnuts grown in other countries although they are poorer in fat content compared to the "Giresun Quality" hazelnuts.

SHAPE
Uses of the nuts vary with the shape, but the predominant varieties used by the baking, dairy and confections industries are round, which have less loss of kernel during shelling.