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  2. Cashew - Wikipedia

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    Cashew is the common name of a tropical evergreen tree Anacardium occidentale, in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to South America and is the source of the cashew nut and the cashew apple, an accessory fruit. The tree can grow as tall as 14 meters (46 feet), but the dwarf cultivars, growing up to 6 m (20 ft), prove more profitable, with ...

  3. Nut (food) - Wikipedia

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    Botanically, a nut is a fruit with a woody pericarp developing from a syncarpous gynoecium.True nuts include, for example, chestnut, hazelnut and filbert.Culinarily, the term 'nut' is used much more widely, and includes examples of drupes (such as pecans and almonds) or seeds (such as pine nuts and peanuts).

  4. Anacardium - Wikipedia

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    Anacardium, the cashews, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The best known species is Anacardium occidentale , which is commercially cultivated for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.

  5. The 20 healthiest snacks at Trader Joe's, according to a ...

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    Twelve of these crackers have 140 calories, 2 grams of fiber, and 4 grams of protein. But I love them for the ingredient list — wholesome plant foods like organic brown rice, organic quinoa, and ...

  6. Dietitians debunk 7 myths about nuts, including ... - AOL

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    Cashews: 5.1 grams of protein. Hazelnuts: 4.25 grams of protein. ... Balls notes that nuts are considered an “incomplete protein” in that they don’t contain all nine essential amino acids ...

  7. Ghana wants more for its cashews, but it's a tough nut to crack

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    Ghana is the world's third-biggest exporter of unprocessed cashew nuts, behind Ivory Coast in first place, and Cambodia in second. To produce the crop, around 300,000 Ghanaians make at least part ...

  8. List of culinary nuts - Wikipedia

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    A small bowl of mixed nuts An assortment of mixed nuts A culinary nut is a dry, edible fruit or seed that usually, but not always, has a high fat content. Nuts are used in a wide variety of edible roles, including in baking, as snacks (either roasted or raw), and as flavoring. In addition to botanical nuts, fruits and seeds that have a similar appearance and culinary role are considered to be ...

  9. Anacardiaceae - Wikipedia

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    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 .