Cashews are grouped with tree nuts but also share characteristics with legumes and seeds. They grow on cashew trees, inside a kidney-shaped drupe menu.
Cashews grow on cashew trees (Anacardium occidentale). As such, they’re classified as a type of tree nut. สมัคร UFABET
Mature trees grow red or yellow pear-shaped drupes called cashew apples. The themselves grow inside of gray shells on the ends of those fruits.
The cashews are ready for harvesting when the apples begin to fall from the tree. The cashew apples, which are edible but highly perishable, are collected.
The cashew nuts, still in their shell, are removed from the ends of the fruits and may be dried in the sun. Depending on the manufacturer’s process. These are raw and not sold due to a risk of urushiol exposure.
The raw cashew are then roasted at high heat, either by steaming them in a large rotating drum or vat of boiling oil to remove urushiol remnants. Before they can be shelled, thoroughly dried, and peeled.
At this point, these are still often labeled as raw, since they’re free of added flavorings.
Cashews may be roasted a second time for flavoring purposes if they’re being sold as roasted. Another round of roasting may also help ensure any remaining urushiol residue is removed before sale.
Commercial cashews are then ready for quality checks, packaging, and sale.