Organic Cashew, 250gm

Delicately sweet yet crunchy and delicious cashew nut packed with energy, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins that are essential for robust health. Cashews can be enjoyed as a snack as they are. They can also be eaten salted or sweetened. Cashews are nutty yet pleasantly sweet in taste. They can be relished as a garnish in various kinds of sweets and desserts. Cashews, along with almonds and other dry fruits, are being used in savoury rice dishes like Hyderbadi biryani, rice-pulao…etc. and in curry (kaaju-shahi-paneer) preparations in India. Split or crushed cashew along with almonds, pistachio is often sprinkled over desserts, particularly sundaes, and other confectionaries to enhance flavour. The nuts widely employed in the confectionery, as an addition to biscuits, sweets, and cakes. The cream white kernel features firm yet crunchy texture and sweet, buttery flavour. Cashews are high in calories. 100 g of nuts provide 553 calories. They packed with soluble dietary fibre, vitamins, minerals and numerous health-promoting phytochemicals that help protect from diseases and cancers. They are rich in “heart-friendly” monounsaturated fatty acids like oleic, and palmitoleic acids. Cashew nuts are abundant sources of essential minerals. Manganese, potassium, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, and selenium are especially concentrated in them. Cashews are also good in many essential vitamins such as pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), riboflavin, and thiamin (vitamin B-1). These vitamins are essential for the metabolism of protein, fat, and carbohydrates at the cellular level.