Raw cashew nuts

• Cashews are grown in countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and Tanzania.
• Cashews stick to the bottom of its fruit, known as a cashew apple.
• Cashews are very nutritious and are packed with protein and essential minerals including copper, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
• Cashews have vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin E, and vitamin K.
• Cashews have a high content of oleic acid, which is an omega-9 fatty acid.
• Cashews are rich in copper and iron.
• Most of the fat in the cashew nuts is unsaturated.
• Cashews contain starch to about 10% of their weight.
• The shell of the cashew nut is toxic, containing urushiol, which is why the nut is never sold in the shell to consumers.