Cashew Nuts

Brief Product Description:

The cashew tree is a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew nut and the cashew apple. It can grow as high as 14 metres (46 ft), with the exception of the dwarf cashew, which can grow up to 6 metres (20 ft). Its English name derives from the Portuguese for the fruit of the cashew tree caju literally meaning “nut that produces itself” while the name Anacardium, originally from the Greek, actually refers to the nut, core or heart of the fruit, which is outwardly located (ana means “upwards” and -cardium means “heart”). Nut count (number or raw cashew nuts per kg): 170 – Excellent
180-190 – Very Good
190-200 – Good
200-210 – Middle
BOTANICAL NAME:
Anacardium Occidentale
HS Code:080131 (in Shell, Fresh or Dried)
QUALITY STANDARD:
Out-turn/Yield (KOR): 43 to 48 lbs per 80kg (good)

48 to 55 lbs per 80kg (excellent)

Moisture:8% max
PACKAGING:
The cashew nuts are packaged in jute bags or polypropylene sacks while the processed kernel are packed using  vacuum packaging system with low density polyethylene film and corrugated fibre boards materials.
USES:

  • The nut is processed into snacks, used in a recipe
  • The shell is used in lubricants, paints, etc.

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