Cashew nut processing

Abstract

The main commercial product of the cashew tree is the nut. In the main producing areas of East Africa and India, 95% or more of the apple crop is not eaten, as the taste is not popular. However, in some parts of South America and West Africa, local inhabitants regard the apple, rather than the nut kernel, as a delicacy. In Brazil, the apple is used to manufacture jams, as well as soft and alcoholic drinks. In Goa, in India, it is used to distil a cashew liquor called “feni”