![]() ![]() The weight of the fruit comprises 10% nuts and 90% apples, respectively 9. The largest nut producer for 2014–2018 in India, with an annual average output of 745,000 tones, followed by Côte d’Ivoire, 675,000 tones, and Viet Nam, 296,000 tones, while Tanzania was in the fourth position with 220,000 tones 7.In Tanzania, Mtwara, Lindi, and Ruvuma are the main producing regions contributing over 80% of the national cashew nut production 8. The Portuguese discovered the tree in Brazil between the 16th and 17th centuries before its introduction to India, Mozambique, and East African countries, including Tanzania 4.Īs opposed to leaves, stems, barks, and roots, which are only thought to be necessary for the survival of the tree 6 and to provide shade and ground cover, cashew nuts and cashew apples are the two main products of interest from the cashew tree. Available from: Ĭashew ( Anacardium occidentale L) is an evergreen nut-bearing tree that originated from Cerrados of Central Brazil 1,2,3,4,5. ![]() Underutilized Cashew Apple Fruit: Its Utility and Development as a Source of Nutrients and Value Added Products in Tanzania. Curr Res Nutr Food Sci 2023 11(2).Īluko A, Makule E, Kassim N. Keywords:Ĭashew Apple Production Underutilization Processing Opportunities Post-Harvest HandlingĪluko A, Makule E, Kassim N. Such approaches may reduce postharvest losses and impact food and nutrition security and the social-economic empowerment of smallholder farmers. The ultimate goal is to promote the utilization of this abandoned nutritious fruit. This documentation may call for interventions to create awareness of the importance of cashew apples in social-economic, food, nutrition and health, empower locals, and invite new processing technologies to diversify and extend shelf-life. This review documents the production of cashew apples in Tanzania and reveals the fruit's critical underutilization and potential nutrition and economic opportunities. However, inadequate technologies and skills for postharvest handling and value addition have led to a considerable loss of cashew apples, contributing to pronounced food and nutrition insecurity. Cashew apple products include juice, syrup, wine, alcohol, dietary fiber extracts, and animal feed. Contrarily, cashew apples are processed into various goods in high-income nations where food processing and technology improvements have been realized. ![]() ![]() Despite having high nutritional content, the cashew apple is neglected in low-technological nations like Tanzania, primarily because of negligence over the well-known nut, its perishability, and its astringent taste. The apple is sweet, juicy, and loaded with dietary fiber, phytonutrients, minerals, and vitamin C. The tree produces the pseudo-fruit known as the cashew apple and nuts. The tropical cashew tree, Anacardium occidentale L., has remarkable potential. ![]()
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