cashew nut
cashew nut Fruit of the tropical tree Anacardium occidentale, generally eaten roasted and salted. The nut hangs from the true fruit, a large fleshy but sour apple‐like fruit, which is very rich in vitamin C. A 30‐g portion of roasted salted nuts (30 nuts) is a source of protein, niacin, iron, and zinc; contains 15 g of fat, of which 20% is saturated and 60% mono‐unsaturated; provides 180 kcal (755 kJ).
More From encyclopedia.com
Fruit , fruit, matured ovary of the pistil of a flower, containing the seed. After the egg nucleus, or ovum, has been fertilized (see fertilization) and the… breadfruit , breadfruit •acute, argute, astute, beaut, Beirut, boot, bruit, brut, brute, Bute, butte, Canute, cheroot, chute, commute, compute, confute, coot, cut… Fruits , Fruits
The fruit is the mature ovary and its associated parts. This unique covering of the seeds of flowering plants gives this group of plants their… Fruitcake , Background
The fruitcake bears the brunt of many holiday jokes in forums as varied as the Sunday funny pages and boxes of greeting cards. One entrepr… Fruit Bat , fruit bat • n. a bat (family Pteropodidae) with a long snout and large eyes, feeding chiefly on fruit or nectar and found mainly in the Old World tro… Durian , Durian
DURIAN. The durian is a tropical fruit encased in a spherical or ovoid spiny hard shell, which can be quite large—a single unhusked durian can…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
cashew nut