Cashew nuts are actually seeds that adhere to the bottom of the cashew apple, the fruit of the cashew tree, which is native to the coastal areas of northeastern Brazil. Cashew apples, while not known in the U.S., are regarded as delicacies in Brazil and the Caribbean. The seed we know as the kidney-shaped cashew "nut" is delicate in flavor and firm, but slightly spongy, in texture.
Cashew nuts are actually seeds that adhere to the bottom of the cashew apple, the fruit of the cashew tree, which is native to the coastal areas of northeastern Brazil. Cashew apples, while not known in the U.S., are regarded as delicacies in Brazil and the Caribbean. The seed we know as the kidney-shaped cashew "nut" is delicate in flavor and firm, but slightly spongy, in texture.
The fat that comes from the oily kernels of the seeds is called shea butter. It comes in a cream, off-white colour and is very rich in cosmetic properties.
We have in stock shea butter with:
Low fatty acid (<0.75%)
Zero impurities
<0.1% moisture content
Very high concentration of Vitamin A and Sterol
High-quality consistency
Low concentration of Oleic acid
Low peroxide value
Packed in 25 kg or as required by the client
origin : Nigeria
The Cashew tree (Anacardium Occidentale) is a tropical evergreen native to the Americas but is now widely cultivated in Asia and Africa. Cashew in its natural form is a soft, white, meaty kernel contained within the hard shells of kidney shaped, raw cashew nuts. Cashew is consumed all over the world as a snack or used as a food ingredient. Every year, the world eats more than 600,000 metric tons of cashew. And fortunately, it’s a very healthy food. Cashew nuts are among the most nutritious nuts in the world. Cashew Nuts are low in fat, have zero cholesterol, are high in protein, and include a large amount of important vitamins and minerals.
Every single cashew nut comes from its own cashew apple, which are grown on cashew trees and thrive in tropical climates. The nuts are then collected, dried, shelled, peeled, graded, and roasted.
Cashews contain higher calories, the main source of heat is fat, followed by carbohydrates and protein.
The cashew nuts contain twice as much protein as the average cereal crop, and the type of amino acid is complementary to the type of amino acid in the grain.
Cashews taste sweet, crisp and delicious, the most common is like peanuts as snacks, the most common way to eat in the rolling oil over, picked up ready-to-eat, is an ideal snack. If cooking, there are cashew nuts, cashews shrimp, cold cashews celery yuba, cashew fried scallops and so on.with cashew soup, it seems not common, but for many vegetarians, the cashew is also a good soup material, like peanuts, chestnuts as commonly used. Such as vegetable cashew soup, pumpkin cashew soup, burdock cashew soup, lotus nuts, Tianma cashew nuts
No mineral oils or any chemical in the shea butter
Fatty acid composition (in %) : Norms
C16:0 palmitic 4.0 - 8.0
C18:0 stearic 36.0 - 50.0
C18:1 oleic 40.0 - 50.0
C18:2 linoleic 4.0 - 8.0
Shea butter is a fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree. It is ivory in color when raw and commonly dyed yellow with borututu root or palm oil.
It is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer, salve or lotion. Shea butter is edible and is used in food preparation in some African countries.
In every month we can export first grade of this product in 1000-2000MT quantity.
No mineral oils or any chemical in the shea butter
Fatty acid composition (in %) : Norms
C16:0 palmitic 4.0 - 8.0
C18:0 stearic 36.0 - 50.0
C18:1 oleic 40.0 - 50.0
C18:2 linoleic 4.0 - 8.0
