dried cashews rich in vitamins and minerals such as: vitamin B1 - 33.3%, vitamin B2 - 12.2%, vitamin E - 38%, vitamin PP - 34.5%, potassium - 22.1%, magnesium - 67.5 %, phosphorus - 25.8%, iron - 21.1%

What are the benefits of dried cashews?

• Vitamin B1 is part of the most important enzymes of carbohydrate and energy metabolism, providing the body with energy and plastic substances, as well as the metabolism of branched amino acids. A lack of this vitamin leads to serious disorders of the nervous, digestive and cardiovascular systems.
• Vitamin B2 participates in redox reactions, helps to increase the color sensitivity of the visual analyzer and dark adaptation. Insufficient intake of vitamin B2 is accompanied by impaired condition of the skin, mucous membranes, and impaired light and twilight vision.
• Vitamin E has antioxidant properties, is necessary for the functioning of the gonads and heart muscle, and is a universal stabilizer of cell membranes. With vitamin E deficiency, hemolysis of erythrocytes and neurological disorders are observed.
• Vitamin PP participates in redox reactions of energy metabolism. Insufficient vitamin intake is accompanied by disruption of the normal condition of the skin, gastrointestinal tract and nervous system.
• Potassium is the main intracellular ion that takes part in the regulation of water, acid and electrolyte balance, participates in the processes of conducting nerve impulses and regulating pressure.
• Magnesium participates in energy metabolism, synthesis of proteins, nucleic acids, has a stabilizing effect on membranes, and is necessary to maintain homeostasis of calcium, potassium and sodium. A lack of magnesium leads to hypomagnesemia, an increased risk of developing hypertension and heart disease.
• Phosphorus takes part in many physiological processes, including energy metabolism, regulates acid-base balance, is part of phospholipids, nucleotides and nucleic acids, and is necessary for the mineralization of bones and teeth. Deficiency leads to anorexia, anemia, and rickets.
• Iron is part of proteins of various functions, including enzymes. Participates in the transport of electrons and oxygen, ensures the occurrence of redox reactions and activation of peroxidation. Insufficient consumption leads to hypochromic anemia, myoglobin deficiency atony of skeletal muscles, increased fatigue, myocardiopathy, and atrophic gastritis.

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Cashew is a two-part fruit. The first is the stalk, called the apple, which is juicy, sweet, orange or red in color and very quickly spoils. Compotes, alcohol, jams, juices, etc. are prepared from it.

The second is the drupe, the nut itself, which has a curved shape and is covered with a hard shell. Between the outer shell and the core there is a layer of toxic oil that causes burns. There is no need to worry about poisoning, since the oil evaporates during frying.

Composition and nutritional value

Unroasted - 25.7/48.0/13.0 g.
Dried - 18.93/37.57/22.37 g.
Fried without oil and salt - 15.3/46.4/32.7 g.

Fried - 20.0/47.0/24.0
In white chocolate - 12.0/42.4/40.2 g.
Cashew candies - 7.00/37.70/51.80 g.
Fried with honey and sesame seeds - 9.95/49.05/20.0 g.
Cashew dessert with berries and pomegranate seeds - 4.7/10.4/11.7 g.
Nuts in dark chocolate - 25.0/48.0/18.0 g.
Fried salty - 17.00/49.24.0 units.

Calorie content

Cashews contain a lot of fat, but they are good for losing weight. But you shouldn’t overuse them, otherwise you will gain significant weight. Cashews are perfectly digestible, saturate the body well, and reduce appetite. On average 1 piece. Cashews weigh 1.2 g. Therefore, the calorie content of one nut in its raw form is 7.56 kcal, and in fried form it is 6.86 kcal. Glycemic index of nuts is 25 units.

Calorie content per 100 grams of nuts is:

Raw - 533.0 kcal.
Dried - 586.33 kcal
Fried without oil and added salt - 574.0 units.
Fried - 592.0 units.
In white chocolate - 590.0 kcal.
Candies with nuts - 552.0 units.
Fried with honey and sesame seeds - 562.0 kcal.
Cashew dessert - 1514.5 units.
Nuts in dark chocolate - 570.0 kcal.
Fried salty - 560.0 units.

Cashews are high in calories. But if you are on a diet, you cannot exclude it from your diet. Just consume no more than 50 g per day. This amount will not harm your figure and will saturate the body with useful vitamins. And if you want to know more about, read a separate large article about this delicate, tasty and amazing nut.

This nut is the fruit of trees characterized by an evergreen color. Cashews were discovered and grown in Brazil and other South American countries. Although today this nut is cultivated in most countries of the world. The fruit of the tree is not only a nut, but also an apple, to which the first one is attached. Such nuts must be peeled and processed - in stores you will only find peeled cashews.

Cashew calories

The calorie content of a nut is 600 kcal. High fat content - about 50%. Proteins and carbohydrates are approximately the same. The calorie content of a product largely depends on the form in which it is consumed. Cashews can be found dried and roasted. In this case, oil and salt may or may not be present in the dish.

Benefits of cashews

Phosphorus, calcium, zinc, iron, vitamins B and A - cashew nuts are rich in these. They have a number of healing properties: they have a tonic effect on the body, are an antiseptic, and produce a bactericidal effect. Cashews improve immunity and help reduce cholesterol.

Harm of cashews

Children should limit their consumption of cashews. This is due to both the high calorie content of the product and the high risk of allergic reactions. It is forbidden to eat raw nuts. This can cause severe intoxication of the body.

	Product	Kcal	Proteins, g	Fats, g	Angle, g
	Cashew	600	18,5	48,5	22,5
	Cashews, fried in oil, with added salt	581	16,84	47,77	26,86
	Cashews, roasted without oil, with added salt	574	15,31	46,35	29,69
	Cashew nut, raw	553	18,22	43,85	26,89
	Cashew nuts, roasted in oil without added salt	580	16,84	47,77	26,57
	Cashew nuts, roasted without oil or salt	574	15,31	46,35	29,69
	Roasted cashews	536	18,5	48,5	22,5

Cashews are the names of evergreen heat-loving trees from the Sumachy family and its fruits.

The homeland of cashews is Brazil and other countries of South America.

But thanks to the excellent taste of its fruit, cashew has become widespread and is currently grown in almost all countries of the world with a warm climate. The largest exporters of cashews are Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Vietnam, Thailand, as well as countries in Central and South America.

The nuts are covered with a hard shell, under which there is a toxic oil that, upon contact with the skin, causes burns. Therefore, the nuts are shelled and subjected to special heat treatment to evaporate the oil and only after that they become completely safe. By the way, it is for this reason that they are always sold peeled.

Cashew fruits are widely used in cooking and more. Unfortunately, the taste of the cashew apple is a perishable product, so we can only enjoy the nuts of this wonderful tree.

In India, up to 25 thousand tons of such apples are harvested annually.

Juice, jams, jellies, compotes, and alcoholic drinks are prepared from them.

The popularity of cashew apple juice in Latin America is similar to that of orange juice in North America or Europe.

If ripe cashew fruits can be eaten fresh without fear, then with cashew nuts it is not so simple. Have you ever wondered why, unlike other nuts, cashews are never sold in shells? And all because between the shell and the shell, behind which the nut is hidden, there is a very caustic substance called cardol, which, upon contact with the skin, causes serious dermatological problems (the skin becomes covered with extremely painful blistering burns). Therefore, before going on sale, nuts are very carefully removed from the shell and shell, after which, as a rule, they undergo special heat treatment until the oil completely evaporates (even a small amount of oil can cause poisoning). This is such a responsible and, without exaggeration, dangerous process that even among experienced nut “cutters” there are frequent cases of burns from this substance, because cutting nuts is done only by hand. Under no circumstances should you try to peel cashew nuts yourself if you suddenly have the opportunity somewhere in tropical countries!

Many people try to avoid cashew nuts due to the misconception that the nuts are high in fat. In fact, they have even less fat than almonds, walnuts, peanuts, and pecans.

You should buy whole nuts: they last longer. Discard wrinkled, dried and moldy nuts. In a tightly sealed container they will keep for up to one month, and in the refrigerator for up to six months (in the freezer for up to a year). When stored in a warm place for a long time, nuts become bitter due to their high oil content.

Cashew calories

This is a high-calorie product with a high content of proteins and fats.

100 g of raw cashews contain 643 kcal. And 100 g of fried cashews - 574 kcal. The product is not advisable for people who are obese.

Nutritional value per 100 grams:

Beneficial properties of cashews

Cashew apples are rich in tannin and spoil very quickly.

Therefore, in many countries, nuts are preferred.

Compared to others, cashew nuts cause significantly fewer cases of allergies.

Cashews are rich in proteins and carbohydrates, vitamins B2, B1 and iron, and contain zinc, phosphorus, and calcium.

Cashews are used as an adjuvant for the treatment of anemia, dystrophy, psoriasis, metabolic disorders, and relief of toothache. Cashews normalize blood cholesterol levels, strengthen the immune system, and ensure normal functioning of the cardiovascular system.

Cashews have antibacterial, antiseptic, and tonic properties. The use of cashew products among different peoples is interesting. it started to get worse and worse. More and more of them are crushed and covered with spots: sometimes these are traces of mold, sometimes, probably, that same caustic poisonous resin contained in the shell of the nut. I also sometimes came across some wormy games. In stores you can also buy good quality cashew nuts produced by some companies, but they are quite expensive. So I turned my attention to the online store and, as usual, found a high-quality natural product there at an affordable price. I’ll tell you about it in this review. I will also supplement my review with information about the best way to fry cashews, how to soak them properly, how many of them you can eat per day and in what form it is best to do this.

And if you like almonds, then take a look at mine - it’s also available on iHerb and very inexpensive.

Organic whole "raw" cashews from the company Now Foods(released under their brand Now Real Food):

Here is their page in the iHerb online store.

Really very good quality. They also come across with spots, but there are very few of these in the package. Basically, nuts are a treat.

It’s not for nothing that I put the word “raw” in quotation marks. Yes, the manufacturer indicated “raw” on the packaging. However, he did this, I quote: “to distinguish the product from fried cashews” - they say, it is generally accepted to do this. In reality, the nuts are pasteurized before being removed from the shell, that is, they are treated with steam to neutralize that same caustic, dangerous resin. So, in fact, Now Foods cashews are not raw in the sense that, for example, raw foodists understand it, but they are cooked.

I’ll also tell you about really raw cashews in this review.

However, they were not treated with chemicals. And these nuts organic, that is, environmentally friendly. Those available for sale in Russia often have a chemical aftertaste.

Speaking of taste. These cashews are tasty on their own and precisely because they are pasteurized. Really raw ones, as far as I know, have practically no taste - it begins to appear as a result of heat treatment. And, besides, it is better not to eat any nuts raw - they need to be either fried or soaked, or even better, sprouted. More on this a little later.

Let's talk about the price now. The cheapest option in Russia is to buy cashews at the market. At our local they are 1000 rubles per kilogram. The quality, as I already said, is seriously suffering, and of those that I bought (until I started ordering them on iHerb), I threw away up to half. Thus, the cost sometimes rose to 2000 per kg.

The price on iHerb for this product (at the time of writing this review) per kilogram is around 1500 rubles. Considering the good quality of Now Foods cashews, as well as their organic origin, I find the price quite attractive and am willing to pay it. In addition, the product from Now Foods is the cheapest of its analogues on iHerb. By the way, let me tell you about them.

Whole cashews from other manufacturers on iHerb

All cashew manufacturers are more expensive than Now Real Food. The closest analogue in cost is presented from the company Navitas Naturals- here it is on iHerb. The price is about the same, but the weight is less. It is written that they were dried at a low temperature, but “raw” is not indicated anywhere, so, apparently, the shells were also treated with steam.

Firm Wilderness Poets declares that their cashews are raw - here they are, printing “living raw foods” on the packaging. However, we managed to find out that they are again treated with steam while they are still in the shell. However, according to the manufacturer, after such processing the nuts remain viable, which is why they write “raw”. The nuts come from Brazil, and Naufud's, by the way, from Vietnam.

As it happens, the only real, real raw cashews in the world are produced by only one company - Big Tree Farms. However, they do not sell them at retail in their pure form, only in the form of a snack - a mixture with raw cocoa beans, coconut nectar and Balinese sea salt (this product was previously on sale on iHerb, but then disappeared). Apparently, this is precisely because real raw cashews have virtually no taste. However, they distribute them wholesale, and supply, in particular, to the online store “Gifts of the Earth” (ex-Raw Lunch). I checked with the manufacturer - these are definitely their nuts. You can purchase from them if it is important to you that the product be 100% raw food.

Company Ojio offers to buy large selected cashew nuts. After manually extracting the kernels, Ojio sorts out exactly these for themselves and is happy to indicate on their packaging: Extra Large. Here they are on iHerb.

Well, the company sells some outrageously expensive cashews Sunfood. I don’t understand why this cost is so high. Here's their product page if you're interested. You can order them in larger containers - here. It will be a little cheaper, but still expensive. Although the reviews are good - mostly five-star.

Is there some more inorganic cashews from the company Bergin Fruit and Nut Company, here they are on the iHerb website. But I don’t see the point in buying them, because after calculating the price per kg, it becomes clear that they are more expensive than the organic ones from Now Foods. Plus, I read in the reviews that they are by no means the best in taste on iHerb. And which are the best - you can find out only by trying everything yourself, because there are enough rave reviews for each product.

It is possible on iHerb and fried buy cashews. But for some reason it was added to everything. They just don’t like it fried in America, apparently.

In general, here is a page dedicated to cashews on iHerb. Maybe you'll like something else. Although not all the products available on iHerb contain this nut. There is no, for example, snack from Big Tree Farms, which I wrote about above, no bars and much more. And the oil ( cashew butter- pasta, Urbech in our opinion) is in a separate subsection -. Therefore, go to the “Food” section and there, in the search for the section, enter: cashew. And this is what we see: 150 products - not all of them, but some of them contain cashews, including whole or halved ones.

And if you switch the iherb.com website to English and do a similar search for the word “cashew”, even more results will appear.

Now I’ll give you some useful information about these delicious nuts.

Cashews: how to fry, soak, how much to eat per day and how best to do it

Why and why any nuts need to be fried or soaked, and not eaten raw or dried, and how to do all this correctly, and wrote in. There are also details about how to wash them, how much you can eat per day, when and how best to eat them. Here I’ll tell you about the features that relate directly to cashews.

How to roast cashews

I roast cashews in the oven at 150 degrees. I don’t turn the temperature higher - I’m careful because I don’t know what the temperature of the oil is. 10 minutes is enough to bring the nuts to the degree of roasting I need.

They are fried, or rather baked, quite evenly, which is difficult to do if you fry cashews in a frying pan.

How to soak cashews

They write that it is enough to soak raw or dried cashews for 3-4 hours to get rid (hardly completely, but at least somewhat) of inhibitors. Maximum - 6 hours, otherwise they will become completely soft and lose their wonderful taste. I don’t soak fried ones - frying also helps destroy the inhibitors.

How many cashews can you eat per day?

I also heard about another daily norm: just 10-12 pieces per day. But they were based on the high calorie content of these nuts, while I am guided by their effect on digestion and the load on the liver. Being not inclined to be overweight, I don’t count calories.

What's the best way to eat cashews?

Either chew thoroughly or chop. I make it from cashews" yogurt", grinding fruits or berries in a blender with it. It tastes best with prunes (fresh, not), a little less tasty with regular plums, including frozen ones.

I use roasted nuts for “yogurt” with prunes/plums - then it tastes with a chocolate note. I especially like this because when I started, I stopped eating cocoa products, but sometimes I crave them. And if you add carob powder to the resulting “yogurt”, the taste becomes completely chocolatey. You can also do this with chocolate persimmons.

Another delicious recipe: roasted cashews, some sweet pear and blueberries (I use frozen). It tastes like eating blueberry pie. A godsend for those who have given up baking but sometimes miss it.

Dried, unroasted cashews can be used to make “yogurt” with a variety of fruits and berries, since its taste is softer and more neutral. The main tone in this case will be set by fruits/berries, while nuts will add a yogurt consistency.

I also sometimes make vegan food from these wonderful nuts. ice cream. Ingredients: Roasted or dried cashews, coconut milk and ingredients of your choice. I use this coconut milk:

Sold inexpensively at Perekrestok, I also bought it at Ecotopia once. It has the best composition of all that I have seen in such a product: only coconut pulp and water, no thickeners, stabilizers, etc., like other brands.

I made both “chocolate” ice cream - that is, again adding carob powder, and cherry, strawberry, and I’m going to make blueberry ice cream - all from frozen berries, because it’s winter outside. In terms of fat content, it’s even more like a ice cream.

After turning all the ingredients into a homogeneous mass, put it in the freezer. Before eating the ice cream, I take it out of the freezer and let it sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes to soften. Hearty, high-calorie yum! 🙂

Well, that seems to be all about cashews. Eat them for your health! Be sure to follow the norm.

Happy shopping!



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