name: Cashew Nut
flavor_db_name_variants: cashew nut
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Cashew nut
id: 11
name_scientific: Anacardium occidentale
description: The cashew, or caju, is a small tree native to Brazil. Cashew nuts are the seeds of the cashew apple, and are found in the grey bump at the end of the fruit. The cashew apple itself is sweet, soft and juicy.Cashews are usually sold roasted and salted and eaten as a snack.
itis_id: 28793
wikipedia_id: Cashew_nut
picture_file_name: 11.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 670639
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:29:53.000Z
legacy_id: 11
food_group: Nuts
food_subgroup: Nuts
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:15.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:13.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 171929
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00011