Cashew fruit are too fragile for export from the tropics where they grow. Fresh cashew ‘fruit’ has a very short shelf-life so is used as soon as it has fallen from the tree. In some parts of ...
Narrator: Each fruit grows just one shelled nut ... and like poison ivy, cashew plants contain a toxin called urushiol. It's found in the plant itself and the brown oil inside a nut's shell.
Find out some fascinating cashew facts, including whether or not these nuts are good for you What are cashew nuts? Cashews are often referred to as a nut, but botanically they are classed as a ...