Cashews
The cashews is a tropical tree with
persistent leaves, originally from
Brazil. It produces the cashew apple
fruit and the cashew nut. The nut is
harvested in the villagers’
plantations which are being looked
after by small groups of local
producers.
In the
Wouol Association, the drying of the
cashew apple gives a final product
of superior quality thanks to the
respect of strict and rigorous
hygienic and technical
recommendations. The experience of
the people in the different sectors
of the production and transformation
line also plays an important role.
 The
almond coming from the nut is edible
and very rich in vitamins and
nutritious components. After the
drying, it is offered on the market
through various shapes:
-in its
natural form for a snack
-in some
recipes for human and animal diets
-through
various products like paste, oil and
cosmetics
 Here
are the steps for drying the …
almond:
-Boiler
connected to autoclaves using wood
for cooking the nuts
-A
sorting table equipped with local
and crafts made cranks
-Electro-gas dryers adapted by local
technicians
-Drying
time of 8 hours
 -The
process needs experienced and
professional workers in order to
control quality and increase the
production of the whole nut.
With the
dried almonds, a multitude of
products can easily be made:
-Caramel
is made of crumbled almonds and is
meant for human foods
- Cashew
apple paste is made of crumbled
almonds as well and is assigned to
human foods
- Cashew
apple oil is extracted from the
paste and is used in human foods as
well as in the fabrication of
cosmetics
- The tourteau cashew fruit is
obtained by using the paste and is
meant for both human and animal
diets |
