CASHEWS
Come out of your shell
Cashews
Today we refer to the cashew as a nut, but it’s actually a seed. Grown at the bottom of a delicate, pear-like fruit, cashew’s closest relatives include mangos and pistachios. And even though cashews are cultivated inside an extremely protective, honeycombed shell, they are the only nuts marketed exclusively without their shells.
Originally spread from Brazil by Portuguese explorers, international trade of cashews began in the 1920s. Now cashews are grown all over the world.
Come out of your shell
CASHEWS
Today we refer to the cashew as a nut, but it’s actually a seed. Grown at the bottom of a delicate, pear-like fruit, cashew’s closest relatives include mangos and pistachios. And even though cashews are cultivated inside an extremely protective, honeycombed shell, they are the only nuts marketed exclusively without their shells.
Originally spread from Brazil by Portuguese explorers, international trade of cashews began in the 1920s. Now cashews are grown all over the world.
DID YOU KNOW?(1)(2)
An ounce of roasted cashews contains high levels of copper.
A one ounce serving is also a good source of magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and zinc.
Cashew fat content contains mostly monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.
See Nutrition Information for Fat and Saturated Fat Content.
References
1. 100g Nutrition SOURCE: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 28 (May 2016), www.ars.usda.gov
2. Nutrition labeling of Food, Code of Federal Regulations, 21 CFR 101; Nov. 30, 2016
Cashews Nutritional Content (in 100 grams)
Nutritional Chart
Cashews Nutritional Content
(in 100 grams)
Nutritional Chart
| Calories | 553.0 |
| Protein | 18.2g |
| Carbohydrates | 30.1g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.3g |
| Sugars | 5.9g |
| Added Sugar | 0g |
| Total Fat | 43.8g |
| Saturated Fat | 7.7g |
| Monunsaturated Fat | 23.7g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7.8g |
| Trans Fat | 0.0g |
| Cholesterol | 0.0mg |
| Vitamin D | 0.0mcg |
| Calcium | 37.0mg |
| Iron | 6.6mg |
| Sodium | 12.0mg |
| Potassium | 660.0mg |
| Calories | 553.0 |
| Protein | 18.2g |
| Carbohydrates | 30.1g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.3g |
| Sugars | 5.9g |
| Added Sugar | 0g |
| Total Fat | 43.8g |
| Saturated Fat | 7.7g |
| Monunsaturated Fat | 23.7g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7.8g |
| Trans Fat | 0.0g |
| Cholesterol | 0.0mg |
| Vitamin D | 0.0mcg |
| Calcium | 37.0mg |
| Iron | 6.6mg |
| Sodium | 12.0mg |
| Potassium | 660.0mg |
| Calories | 553.0 |
| Protein | 18.2g |
| Carbohydrates | 30.1g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.3g |
| Sugars | 5.9g |
| Added Sugar | 0g |
| Total Fat | 43.8g |
| Saturated Fat | 7.7g |
| Monunsaturated Fat | 23.7g |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7.8g |
| Trans Fat | 0.0g |
| Cholesterol | 0.0mg |
| Vitamin D | 0.0mcg |
| Calcium | 37.0mg |
| Iron | 6.6mg |
| Sodium | 12.0mg |
| Potassium | 660.0mg |