Raw cashew skin can not be eaten, but the market has been processed cashews outside the layer of skin can be eaten.
One: the basic introduction of cashew nuts
Cashew nuts, also known as the槚如树, chicken cashew nuts, mesothelioma
It is a kind of kidney-shaped nuts, no Sapindaceae Lacertidae cashew genus.
Has rich nutritional value, can be fried, can also be used for medicinal purposes, for the world famous one of the four major dried fruits.
Native to northeastern Brazil. Vietnam, Mozambique, Tanzania, India, Brazil and other countries planted the most, China Hainan and Yunnan are also planted.
Two: the outer skin of raw cashew nuts contain toxic substances
1. Cashew nuts are included in the Chinese botanical atlas database of poisonous plants, its toxicity for the husk and the seed coat is toxic, cashew shell contains "cashew nut shell oil", extremely toxic.
2. Which contains some chemicals represented by cashew nut phenol, which can erode human skin, which is where the cashew is the Lacertidae plants **** have characteristics. It is said that cashew nuts were originally used as a poison. Its aqueous extract stings, redness and blistering occur on contact with the skin.
3. Misuse causes tingling of the tongue and abdominal pain. Both aqueous and alcoholic extracts of the rind given to anesthesia depicted intravenously lowered blood pressure and were more toxic to small fish. The toxicity of the rind is a little weaker than the shell compared to the rind, but after all, it is for human consumption, it is also removed, it is best not to eat. So cashew skin is not edible.
4. Salt-baked or charcoal-burned cashews have been processed, the toxic skin has been dealt with, the rest is the cashew pulp salt-baked, charcoal-burned after the formation of a layer of the surface, is edible, so do not have to worry about snacking cashews skin can not be eaten.Three: the nutritional value of cashews
1. Cashews contain high calories, rich in fats and oils, can be laxative and have a good moisturizing and beauty effects, can delay aging.
2. Cashews in the fat composition is mainly unsaturated fat, and unsaturated fat is mainly composed of monounsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids can reduce blood cholesterol, triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein content, increase the content of high-density lipoproteins, polyunsaturated fatty acids are not carcinogenic, promote the body of lipid peroxidation, and other potential adverse reactions, therefore, on the cardiovascular benefits.
3. The protein contained in nuts is generally cereal crops more than two times, and contains amino acid species and cereals in the amino acid species complementary.
4. The content of vitamin B1 in cashews is second only to sesame seeds and peanuts, which has the effect of replenishing energy and eliminating fatigue, and is suitable for people who are prone to fatigue.
5. Cashews are rich in vitamin A, is an excellent antioxidant, can make the skin glossy, good color.
6. Cashews contain a large number of protease inhibitors, which can control cancer conditions.