CASHEW NUTS
The cashew nut is a nut with multiple benefits: it contains unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin B1, magnesium (which helps the immune system function), phosphorus and iron. Cashews contain potassium and vegetable proteins.
Cashew Nuts
The cashew nut is a nut with multiple benefits: it contains unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin B1, magnesium (which helps the immune system function), phosphorus and iron. Cashews contain potassium and vegetable proteins.
The cashew nut is a nut with multiple benefits: it contains unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin B1, magnesium (which helps the immune system function), phosphorus and iron. Cashews contain potassium and vegetable proteins.
Producers
Cashew nuts come from Mali & Togo.
We have a strategy for securing raw materials considered to be at risk, such as cashew nuts.
Indeed, the extraction of the cashew nut from its shell is hazardous, this is why we are currently setting up a collaboration with a producer who ensures good working conditions for his employees, particularly during this process.
85% of our cashew pickers are women. They work with protective uniforms: masks, caps, visors and disposable gloves.
In Togo, we work with ORGANIC CRADLE COMPANY SAS (O2C), through our intermediary Biofruisec. ORGANIC CRADLE COMPANY SAS employs 120 people who work with 729 producers. These growers are divided into three cooperatives and individual growers. At their Annual General Meeting, the two Plateaux Region cooperatives put forward two development projects:
PRODUCERS
Cashew nuts come from Mali & Togo.
We have a strategy for securing raw materials considered to be at risk, such as cashew nuts.
Indeed, the extraction of the cashew nut from its shell is hazardous, this is why we are currently setting up a collaboration with a producer who ensures good working conditions for his employees, particularly during this process.
85% of our cashew pickers are women. They work with protective uniforms: masks, caps, visors and disposable gloves.
In Togo, we work with ORGANIC CRADLE COMPANY SAS (O2C), through our intermediary Biofruisec. ORGANIC CRADLE COMPANY SAS employs 120 people who work with 729 producers. These growers are divided into three cooperatives and individual growers. At their Annual General Meeting, the two Plateaux Region cooperatives put forward two development projects:
- improving medical services by building dispensaries equipped with first-aid medical assistance close to producers.
- Development of rural tracks in production areas. The O2C company is planning to set up a processing unit.
Bloom/Harvest
The cashew nut grows on a tree called the cashew tree, which can grow up to 10 meters tall.
In spring, small white flowers appear on cashew trees, giving rise to fruit: cashew apples, similar to peppers.
At the end of the fruit is a shell containing the cashew nut.
Harvesting takes place from February to June, when the ripe cashew apple falls to the ground. The nuts can then be collected and sorted by hand.
BLOOM/HARVEST
The cashew nut grows on a tree called the cashew tree, which can grow up to 10 meters tall.
In spring, small white flowers appear on cashew trees, giving rise to fruit: cashew apples, similar to peppers.
At the end of the fruit is a shell containing the cashew nut.
Harvesting takes place from February to June, when the ripe cashew apple falls to the ground. The nuts can then be collected and sorted by hand.
Manufacturing
The processing of cashew nuts involves several stages:
- Harvesting and separation of seeds
- Steam treatment (flash steam) to remove acid
- Shell cracking and extraction of the cashew nut
- Heat treatment to remove the seed skin
- Drying and grinding on a millstone.
Steam treatment, shell breaking and heat treatment are carried out mechanically to avoid injury.
Regular analyses are carried out by our suppliers and verified by our quality department, to guarantee you a healthy cashew nut.
MANUFACTURING
The processing of cashew nuts involves several stages:
- Harvesting and separation of seeds
- Steam treatment (flash steam) to remove acid
- Shell cracking and extraction of the cashew nut
- Heat treatment to remove the seed skin
- Drying and grinding on a millstone.
Steam treatment, shell breaking and heat treatment are carried out mechanically to avoid injury.
Regular analyses are carried out by our suppliers and verified by our quality department, to guarantee you a healthy cashew nut.
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