Anacardium Occidentale by-Product: A Review on Sustainable Application and Added-Value

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Agte Vaishali Arora Amit Ketaki Barve

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Ketaki Barve
CTARA, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra India

A B S T R A C T

Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) tree is mainly known for the production of cashew nuts. Cashew apple also known as pseudo-fruit is the by-product of cashew nut production. The fruit is often neglected due to its high perishability. It is important to note that cashew nut production leads to average wastage of around 2 million tons in Maharashtra alone. Additionally, cashew apple needs to be known for its value-added potential as it is a rich source of ascorbic acid, polyphenols, minerals, vitamins and sugars. Recovery of these high-value nutrients may render the cashew apple processing sustainable and will further add value to the fruit waste. The authors herein review the sustainable application and benefit of cashew apple as a byproduct of cashew nut production.

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Review Article

Publication history

Received: Mon 30, Mar 2020
Accepted: Thu 30, Apr 2020
Published: Thu 28, May 2020

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© 2023 Ketaki Barve. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JFNM.2020.01.04