Cashew nuts can be eaten, cashew nuts have rich nutritional value, can be fried, can also be used for medicinal purposes, for the world famous one of the four major dry fruits. Its edible part is the kidney-shaped part bearing on the top of the pseudo-fruit, about 25 millimeters long.

From greenish-gray to yellowish-brown (if you find white color when selecting, it may be bleached, do not buy), the shell is hard, covered with seed kernels, sweet as honey, contains high calories, the source of its calories is mainly fat, followed by carbohydrates and proteins.

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Cashews are sweet and nutritious, and can be used as a snack, but also as a delicious dish, loved by many people. But because cashews contain a variety of allergens, for allergic people, eat cashews, often cause anaphylactic reactions, the serious eat 1?2, may cause anaphylactic shock, if the rescue is not timely, and may even produce serious consequences such as death.

In order to prevent the occurrence of allergic phenomena, people who have not eaten cashews, you can first eat 1-2 grains to observe whether they eat adverse reactions, such as itching in the mouth, drooling, sneezing, etc., if there is no reaction can be assured that eat; have a history of allergies (including allergies to food and medicines), easy to cashew allergy, it would be best for this kind of people do not eat cashews.

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