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Cashew Business: A Profitable Return on Investment (Cashew Plantation, Production & Processing and its By-Products, Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL), Cashew Nut, Cashew Kernels)
The cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) is a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew seed and the cashew apple.The cashew seed, often simply called a cashew, is widely consumed. It is eaten on its own, used in recipes, or processed into cashew cheese or cashew butter. The cashew apple is a light reddish to yellow fruit, whose pulp can be processed into a sweet, astringent fruit drink or distilled into liquor.
The shell of the cashew nut yields derivatives that can be used in many applications from lubricants to paints, and other parts of the tree have traditionally been used for snake-bites and other folk remedies. Health Benefits of the Cashew Nut: Prevents Cancer, Healthy Heart, Lowers High Blood Pressure, Healthy Bones, helps in Weight Loss Anti-oxidants etc.
Cashew shell oil extracted from the shells is caustic and causes burns on the skin. The mucous membranes of the mouth and throat are severely affected when it comes into contact with shell oil or the irritating fumes emitted during roasting. The oily shell liquid has many uses.
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