The cashew apple is the fleshy, pear-shaped pseudofruit attached to the cashew nut. It is rich in vitamin C (5 times more than oranges by weight), provides useful potassium, and contains tannins and anacardic acid that give it an astringent, slightly acidic flavour. It is rarely exported fresh but is consumed locally in Brazil and India as juice and fermented beverages.
The cashew apple is very perishable and rarely available outside producing countries; it bruises easily and ferments quickly. If available fresh, juice or eat immediately and discard the fibrous core.
Where Cashew fruit, flesh only Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | 220 mg | 275% | |
| Potassium | 120 mg | 6% | |
| Phosphorus | 25.0 mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin A (RE) | 19.0 µg | 3% | |
| Calcium | 9.00 mg | 1% | |
| Iron | 0.800 mg | 6% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.400 mg | 3% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.030 mg | 3% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.030 mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Maltose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 55.0 µg | — | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult
EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food.
NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on
food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label.
They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they
sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg
where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the
reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.
Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK
Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two
are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead.
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