Cashew Nuts - 1 kg (Really Raw)

What are "REALLY Raw" Cashews?

1. Nutritionally superior - So called "raw" cashews originally come in a shell, too hard to crack easily, so they're typically either thrown in boiling hot oil for 25 minutes, or in a fire, making them easy to shell.

To quote idtg.org on the normal cashew process:

"When heated, nuts are placed on the pan and stirred constantly. The cashew nut liquid starts to exude and then ignites. This produces a long flame and black smoke. After approximately two minutes, the pan is dowsed and the charred, swollen and brittle nuts are thrown out of the pan. The moisture evaporates quickly leaving the nuts ready for shelling."

If they are not roasted (after being thrown in the fire/boiling oil!) this they are sold as "raw" cashews! The really raw cashews are different. Opened individually by hand using no heat (just a lot of work!) they keep their proteins, amino acids, enzymes and vitamins intact and their oils fresh.

These nuts are so alive, that the ones with the bud intact can still actually grow! This is something that cannot be done with any other commercially available cashews in Australia.

2. Grade#1 - Cashews are graded on two things: a) Size and percentage that are whole (which you can see are both well above average on these) and b) How light the colour is (light yellowness is natural, however cashews go darker with oxidisation). The lighter the colour and the more whole the cashews are, the higher the grade. These are of the highest grade#1 available.

3. A delicious new flavour – Keeping the oils fresh and the nutrients undamaged, gives these cashews a more rich and “buttery” taste, keeping people (including us) coming back for more – and with good reason! Better taste combined with better nutrition is a compelling combination.

4. Chemical free - grown organically in forests without the use of any chemicals, these cashews have been kept chemical free through every step. They're beyond just grown without chemicals – we ensure they stay without chemicals on entry into Australia. We pay quarantine large sums of money to process our nuts organically instead of fumigating / irradiating as is customary for imported nuts.

5. Wild – These cashews are extremely close to cashew trees growing wild in their native homeland of Brazil (which later exported cashews to India). The skins (or testa) on our premium range is also a natural source of a range of anti microbial, anti bacterial compounds that help the plant to ward off disease.

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