Cashew nuts, native to equatorial South America, are actually seeds, found growing on the end of the cashew apple, an edible and nutrient rich South American treat, now a native of Africa, India and Indonesia.

Cashew nuts are a popular snack and food source. Cashews have crunchy, buttery texture with a pleasant sweet fruity aroma.

Cashewnuts, used in powdered form in the preparation of several Indian sweets and desserts.

Cashew Nut is actually a Seed, but is served as a snack or used in recipes, like other nuts.

Cashews, as with other tree nuts, are a good source of antioxidants. Alkyl phenols, in particular, are abundant in cashews. Cashews are also a source of dietary trace minerals copper, manganese, magnesium and phosphorus.

Cashewnuts are rich in “heart-friendly” monounsaturated-fatty acids like oleic, and palmitoleic acids. These essential fatty acids help lower harmful LDL-cholesterol while increasing good HDL cholesterol.

A handful of cashew nuts a day in the diet would provide enough of minerals (manganese, potassium, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, and selenium), and may help prevent deficiency diseases. Magnesium also works with calcium to support healthy muscles and bones in the human body.

Cashew nuts lower your blood pressure with the help of magnesium present in them. Like calcium, magnesium is also important for bone health which is the main content in cashew nuts

Copper is the mineral which helps your hair get that color. So if you take cashews which are full of copper content, you can get the hair color that you always wished for.

Cashew nuts help in growth and development, nucleic acid synthesis and digestion

Cashew nuts also carry a small amount of zea-xanthin, an important pigment flavonoid antioxidant, which selectively absorbed into the retinal macula lutea in the eyes.

Cashews contain gastric and intestinal soluble oxalates, albeit less than some other tree nuts.

Recent clinical trials have shows that cashews and other nuts work with a person’s lipid profile to have a beneficial effect on those with diabetes or at risk for diabetes.

Research has also shown that chemicals in cashew nuts kill gram positive bacteria, a pervasive mouth affliction that causes tooth decay, acne, tuberculosis and leprosy.

Cashew nuts have been associated with a reduced risk of gallstone disease.

After menopause, cashew nuts can give you relaxed and pleasant sleep during nights.

Cashew nuts have the ability to filter Sun’s UV rays and protect us from macular degeneration.