Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The rich, buttery taste of cashews make them irresistible! Add cashews to stir-fries and curries, crush cashews and use as a breading for chicken or fish, grind it into nut butter or mix into a trail mix. When buying cashews, look for those that say, “lightly salted” or labeled “raw”, which means they are still heated enough to be safe they just don’t have any added salts or flavorings. The trees are short and can grow up to a height of 551 in (1,400 cm) with a long stem. The W-320 offers the perfect balance between size and cost, and they are what the majority of consumers are comfortable with. The W-320 is the easiest cashew nut to find and the most widely sold and distributed. The ideal conditions for cultivating cashew plants in tropical climates where the temperature ranges between 20-30 ☌, and an annual rainfall of 1,000-2,000 mm. The W-240 is considerably less expensive than the W-180 or W-240. The peduncle, known as the cashew apple, responsible for 90 of the weight, is, in fact, a pseudofruit. Cashew trees typically prefer lowland areas with hot and dry seasons. The real fruit from cashew tree is the nut, a brown, reniform achene composed of the pericarp (shell) and the almond. A one-ounce portion (about 18 whole cashews) has 157 calories, 5 grams protein and 12 grams fat, but most of the fat is the heart-healthy unsaturated fat. The cashew tree is evergreen with different sizes, but usually, it is 815 m height. Like all nuts, cashews are quite nutritious. This hazardous and extremely labor-intensive process gives me a whole new appreciation for cashews it’s no wonder this is an expensive nut! It is one of the first fruit trees from the New World to be widely distributed in the tropics by the Portuguese and Spanish adventurers (Purseglove 1988), who had set out across the world on a sea route. Mechanical shelling doesn’t always do a good job as it can easily break the nut, so most workers do it by hand, shelling one nut at a time. Cashew, which is a native of Brazil, is widely cultivated throughout the tropics for its very nutritious, free-of-cholesterol nuts. ![]() It thrives in tropical areas and is highly sought by cultivators, particularly in native Brazil. This fruit is typically comprised of two parts: the cashew apple and the appendage containing the cashew nut. Once the cashew is properly roasted, however, the toxin is destroyed. Cashew fruits can be found on the cashew tree, which is the plant that produces the popular cashew nut. Inside is a reddish-brown liquid made of various phenols that can cause skin irritation, blisters and burns. But what’s even more fascinating is the dangerous process of extracting the cashew from the shell. Once harvested, the shells are heated and dried. Did you know that cashews are grown on a tree? Ok, maybe you did, but did you know that the tree produces fruit, known as a cashew apple, and below the apple hangs a drupe, which is a hard shell that surrounds the cashew? I didn’t! But as a lifelong learner, I was fascinated when looking at pictures and videos of this peculiar nut (or should I say fruit…or drupe?) Call me a nut, but I’m always interested in how my food is grown.
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