R. K. Agro Processing - Cashew Manufacturers

A raw cashew nut is a tough, oil-laced shell, while a processed cashew nut is a cleaned, shelled, peeled, and graded kernel. This article follows the nut through processing, explains what changes for the buyers, and shows how to read grades, colour, and forms before you order.   Introduction   Cashews grow differently from most nuts. The nut hangs outside the cashew fruit, and its shell holds a harsh oil that makes it tricky to handle before anyone can safely eat it. By the time a processed cashew nut reaches your warehouse, it has been steamed or roasted, cracked open, dried, stripped of its skin, and sorted by size and colour. A raw cashew nut has done none of that. It arrives as a tough shell laced with a caustic oil, and it looks and feels nothing like the creamy kernel on a bakery shelf. This article explains what separates the two, what processing does at each stage, and why those steps shape price, handling, and quality. You will also learn how to read grade...