CASHEWS
Cashew Grades
Cashew Kernels are graded into white / scorched wholes, splits, butts etc. Depending on the shape, size & colour of the kernel. There are various different grades of cashew kernels, but few grades are commercially available and traded. They are:
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W – 180, is the ‘ King of Cashew ‘ – They are larger in size and very expensive.
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W – 210, are popularly known as ‘ Jumbo ‘ nuts.
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W – 240, it is an attractive grade which is reasonably priced.
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W – 320, are the most popular among cashew kernels and highest in terms of availability, worldwide.
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W – 450, are the smallest and cheapest white whole kernels and hence the favorite among low priced whole grades.
Scorched wholes are another grade of cashew kernels, which have a slight brown colour due to longer roasting. They have all the other characteristics of white kernels and have the same nutritional qualities.
Butts, splits and pieces are priced lower and are ideal for cooking, preparation of sweets and savoury snacks.
WHITE WHOLES
SCORCHED WHOLES
BABY BITS
SMALL WHITE PIECES
BUTTS
SCORCHED PIECES SECONDS
SPLITS
BUTTS
Common Packing For Container Shipment
CPF Global Trading packs the cashew in the following options, these are now the most preferred packing by most of our buyers.
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Two flexi packs of 25lbs each in a carton for a total of 50lbs.
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700-750 such cartons make a full container load.
The other mode of packing CPF Global Trading does is Two ‘KO’ type tins of 25lbs each in a carton for a total of 50 lbs. 700 such cartons make a full container load.
For the Middle East CPF Global Trading also packs in 10Kg tins, in which case two such tins are packed in a carton for a total of 20Kgs. 750 such cartons make a full container load. Full container load is preferred as it results in huge saving in ocean freight.
Origin of Cashew with production
India (24.3%)Ivory coast (23%)Vietnam (15.3%)Brazil (4%)
Cashew Kernels – White Wholes
Cashew Kernels – Scorched Wholes
Cashew Kernels – Desert Wholes
Cashew Kernels – White Pieces
Cashew Kernels – Scorched Pieces
Cashew Kernels – Desert Wholes
Facts on Cashew Nuts
The cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) is a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew nut and the cashew apple. It can grow as high as 14 m (46 ft), but the dwarf cashew, growing up to 6 m (20 ft), has proved more profitable, with earlier maturity and higher yields.
The species is originally native to northeastern Brazil. Portuguese colonists in Brazil began exporting cashew nuts as early as the 1550s. Major production of cashews occurs in Vietnam, Nigeria, India, and Ivory Coast.
The cashew nut, often simply called a cashew, is widely consumed. It is eaten on its own, used in recipes, or processed into cashew cheese or cashew butter. The shell of the cashew seed yields derivatives that can be used in many applications including lubricants, waterproofing, paints, and arms production, starting in World War II. The cashew apple is a light reddish to yellow fruit, whose pulp can be processed into a sweet, astringent fruit drink or distilled into liquor.