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The Goan cashew refers to the variety of the cashew fruit grown in the Indian state of Goa, which is one of the major cashew-growing Indian states. [1] In the entire state of Goa, the cashew crop spans approximately 55,302 hectares, yielding an estimated 27,070 tonnes annually. [2] Goa Kaju or Goa Caju are variations of the same name. [3] [4]
The country is the eighth-largest grower of cashew nut in the world and ranks fourth in Africa. The country provides 20% of Africa's cashew nut and only trails in production of Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire, and Guinea-Bissau, according to figures released in 2012 by United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO). [1]
Cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) or cashew shell oil (CAS registry number 8007-24-7) is a natural resin with a yellowish sheen found in the honeycomb structure of the cashew nutshell, and is a byproduct of processing cashew nuts. As it is a strong irritant, it should not be confused with edible cashew nut oil.
The country is the eighth-largest grower of cashew nut in the world and ranks fourth in Africa. The country provides 20% of Africa's cashew nut and only trails in production of Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire, and Guinea-Bissau, according to figures released in 2012 by United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO). [18]
The fruit is a thick-shelled, seed-bearing drupe borne at the apex of a fleshy stalk known as a cashew apple. [5] World production in 2019 of cashew nuts with shells was around 4 million tonnes, with Côte d'Ivoire and India being the main producing countries. [9] Chestnut (Castanea spp.)
Researchers visited a cashew farm in Tamil Nadu on two field surveys in 2022 and 2023, according to a study published Nov. 17 in the journal Zootaxa. They were searching for lizards.
The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family [1] or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. [2] Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce urushiol , an irritant .
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