Other companies selling packaged sunflower seeds or sunflower seed spreads source the seeds from farmers all over the world, without concern for allergens, quality standards, or uniform
Getting to meet some of the growers during our trip was probably my favorite part.
I had seen sunflowers turned brown, with the heads dropped before, and assumed they were "dead" - When in fact, that is what they look like when they're ready to be harvested.
Once ready for processing, the seeds go through a six-step process through different machinery, on multiple levels of the factory - Letting gravity do most of the work, it sorts, cleans, and shells the seeds.
From there the varieties change based on those added ingredients - for example, they might next run the No-Sugar Added since it has no added sugar but does contain salt.
