Eating too many cashews will also make you fat. Compared with other nuts, the content of saturated fatty acids in cashew nuts is slightly higher, accounting for about 20%. Therefore, friends who usually eat more meat, especially high-fat foods such as animal liver, should eat less cashews.

The fat contained in cashews is mostly unsaturated fatty acids, among which linoleic acid and linolenic acid can prevent arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, stroke and heart disease.

For vegetarians who eat little meat, this is a useful oil that they are very easy to lack. The protein content of cashew nuts is twice that of general cereal crops, and the amino acids in cashew nuts are complementary to those in cereals. Therefore, proper intake of cashew nuts is very beneficial to vegetarians who are mainly cereals and vegetables.

Growth habit of cashew nuts

Cashew nuts have strong adaptability and are warm-loving and strong positive tree species. Drought tolerance is not barren, and it has certain wind resistance. It is advisable to grow below 400 meters above sea level. The requirements for soil are not high, except for heavy clay and limestone, it can grow in red soil, sandy soil or rocky mountain with soil organic matter content less than 1%.

Cashew nuts are not cold-tolerant, and high temperature is needed in the growing period. The average monthly temperature is 23-30℃, and it blooms and bears fruit normally, but grows slowly at 20℃. Below 17℃, it is vulnerable to freezing injury, and below 15℃, it is seriously injured and killed. The annual sunshine is more than 2000 hours, and the annual precipitation is 1000- 1600 mm, which is not suitable for planting in areas where the groundwater level is too high or there is water in rainy season. The flowering period avoids rainy days.

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