The northeast of Brazil, near the Equator is probably the area from which the cashew originates. It is likely that Spanish sailors introduced the cashew to Central America in the sixteenth century and the Portuguese colonists to its territories in East Africa (Mozambique) and India (Goa), from which its cultivation extended to Indonesia and the Philippines.
The cashew fruit consists of two distinct parts, a fleshy stalk in the form of a pear, also called cashew apple, with a brilliant yellow or red skin, which can measure from 5 to 10 cm; and a nut of greybrownish colour, in the shape of a kidney, which hangs from the lower end of the stalk or "apple" and which is the true nut called cashew, very rich in carbo-hydrates and Vitamin A. Of the stalk or "apple", juices, syrups, preserves, wine or licors are obtained. But its main commercial use is the cashew nut itself; shelled, roasted and salted forming an ingredient as snack and the confectionery industry (delicacies, chocolate ... )
The principal producing countries of cashews are India, Mozambique and Brazil.
Refuse: 0%
Scientific Name: Anacardium occidentale
NDB No: 12085 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)
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| |
Nutrient |
Units |
Value per
100 grams
|
Number
of Data
Points |
Std.
Error
|
Proximates |
| Water
| g
| 1.70
| 2
| 0.000
|
| Energy
| kcal
| 574
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Energy
| kJ
| 2402
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Protein
| g
| 15.31
| 2
| 0.000
|
| Total lipid (fat)
| g
| 46.35
| 2
| 0.000
|
| Ash
| g
| 3.95
| 2
| 0.000
|
| Carbohydrate, by difference
| g
| 32.69
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Fiber, total dietary
| g
| 3.0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Sugars, total
| g
| 5.01
| 0
| 0.000
|
Minerals |
| Calcium, Ca
| mg
| 45
| 1
| 0.000
|
| Iron, Fe
| mg
| 6.00
| 1
| 0.000
|
| Magnesium, Mg
| mg
| 260
| 1
| 0.000
|
| Phosphorus, P
| mg
| 490
| 1
| 0.000
|
| Potassium, K
| mg
| 565
| 2
| 0.000
|
| Sodium, Na
| mg
| 16
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Zinc, Zn
| mg
| 5.60
| 1
| 0.000
|
| Copper, Cu
| mg
| 2.220
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Manganese, Mn
| mg
| 0.826
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Selenium, Se
| mcg
| 11.7
| 0
| 0.000
|
Vitamins |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
| mg
| 0.0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Thiamin
| mg
| 0.200
| 1
| 0.000
|
| Riboflavin
| mg
| 0.200
| 1
| 0.000
|
| Niacin
| mg
| 1.400
| 1
| 0.000
|
| Pantothenic acid
| mg
| 1.217
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Vitamin B-6
| mg
| 0.256
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Folate, total
| mcg
| 69
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Folic acid
| mcg
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Folate, food
| mcg
| 69
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Folate, DFE
| mcg_DFE
| 69
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Choline, total
| mg
| 61.0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Vitamin B-12
| mcg
| 0.00
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Vitamin B-12, added
| mcg
| 0.00
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Vitamin A, RAE
| mcg_RAE
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Retinol
| mcg
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Carotene, beta
| mcg
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Carotene, alpha
| mcg
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Cryptoxanthin, beta
| mcg
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Vitamin A, IU
| IU
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Lycopene
| mcg
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Lutein + zeaxanthin
| mcg
| 23
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
| mg
| 0.92
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Vitamin E, added
| mg
| 0.00
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3)
| mcg
| 0.0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Vitamin D
| IU
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
| mcg
| 34.7
| 0
| 0.000
|
Lipids |
| Fatty acids, total saturated
| g
| 9.157
| 0
| 0.000
|
| 4:0
| g
| 0.000
| 0
| 0.000
|
| 6:0
| g
| 0.000
| 0
| 0.000
|
| 8:0
| g
| 0.132
| 1
| 0.000
|
| 10:0
| g
| 0.132
| 1
| 0.000
|
| 12:0
| g
| 0.784
| 2
| 0.000
|
| 14:0
| g
| 0.347
| 3
| 0.000
|
| 16:0
| g
| 4.351
| 20
| 0.000
|
| 18:0
| g
| 2.972
| 20
| 0.000
|
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
| g
| 27.317
| 0
| 0.000
|
| 16:1 undifferentiated
| g
| 0.318
| 13
| 0.000
|
| 18:1 undifferentiated
| g
| 26.808
| 21
| 0.000
|
| 20:1
| g
| 0.139
| 4
| 0.000
|
| 22:1 undifferentiated
| g
| 0.000
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
| g
| 7.836
| 0
| 0.000
|
| 18:2 undifferentiated
| g
| 7.660
| 22
| 0.000
|
| 18:3 undifferentiated
| g
| 0.161
| 8
| 0.000
|
| 18:4
| g
| 0.000
| 0
| 0.000
|
| 20:4 undifferentiated
| g
| 0.000
| 0
| 0.000
|
| 20:5 n-3 (EPA)
| g
| 0.000
| 0
| 0.000
|
| 22:5 n-3 (DPA)
| g
| 0.000
| 0
| 0.000
|
| 22:6 n-3 (DHA)
| g
| 0.000
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Cholesterol
| mg
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Phytosterols
| mg
| 158
| 0
| 0.000
|
Amino acids |
| Tryptophan
| g
| 0.237
| 5
| 0.000
|
| Threonine
| g
| 0.592
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Isoleucine
| g
| 0.731
| 9
| 0.000
|
| Leucine
| g
| 1.285
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Lysine
| g
| 0.817
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Methionine
| g
| 0.274
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Cystine
| g
| 0.283
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Phenylalanine
| g
| 0.791
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Tyrosine
| g
| 0.491
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Valine
| g
| 1.040
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Arginine
| g
| 1.741
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Histidine
| g
| 0.399
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Alanine
| g
| 0.702
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Aspartic acid
| g
| 1.505
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Glutamic acid
| g
| 3.624
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Glycine
| g
| 0.803
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Proline
| g
| 0.690
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Serine
| g
| 0.849
| 10
| 0.000
|
| Other |
| Alcohol, ethyl
| g
| 0.0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Caffeine
| mg
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
| Theobromine
| mg
| 0
| 0
| 0.000
|
|
|
|
|
Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 23 (2010)
g = gram
mg = milligram
mcg = microgram
IU = International Units
