Cashew is a tropical evergreen plant, belonging to the family of Anacardiaceae, known for its seeds that are consumed worldwide. This plant is actually a small to medium sized tree with a single trunk and thick leaves.
Hanging from the branches are large juicy fruit at the bottom of which are attached the cashew nut. It is also caloric in nature, hence one should limit the quantity.
The nut and the fruit, both have multiple uses. It is packed with minerals, vitamins and antioxidants.
SNACKS & BEVERAGES ATTRIBUTES
- The cashew nut is served as a snack or used in recipes, like other nuts, although it is actually a seed. The cashew apple is a fruit, whose pulp can be processed into a sweet, astringent fruit drink or distilled into liqueur and it contain low fat and also free of cholesterol.
- Cashew can be use as active ingredient in production of beverages.