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Anacardium occidentale, commonly known as cashew, is a species in the genus Anacardium. It belongs to the family Anacardiaceae and is classified as a taxon within the kingdom Plantae. The plant produces a nut and is also referred to by the common names Caju, anacardi, and merey. It serves as a source of the cashew nut and is utilized for afforestation, fruit production, medicinal purposes, and as food.
The species is native to regions including the Cerrado, Espírito Santo, and the Pantanal. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2021. The plant can reach a height of 14 units. Nutritional data for cashew nuts indicates an energy content of 557 kcal, with 43.3 grams of fat and 16.6 grams of protein per serving. The product carries a Nutri-Score of b and a NOVA classification of 1.
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Species
Least Concerncashew
species
腰果(學名:Anacardium occidentale)是一种肾形坚果,属无患子目漆樹科腰果屬。又名树花生、槚如树、鸡腰果、介寿果。
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Nutrition · Open Food Facts
Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 299 products
- Energy
- 557 kcal
- Fat
- 43.3 g
- — of which saturates
- 7.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 28.8 g
- — of which sugars
- 9.1 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
- Protein
- 16.6 g
- Salt
- 1.37 g
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anacardium
- Image
- Cashew young plant.jpg
- Height
- 14
- Has use
- food
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- taxon name
- Anacardium occidentale
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon common name
- Merey
- has fruit type
- nut
- Commons category
- Anacardium occidentale
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- taxon range
- Gabon
- short name
- A. occidentale
- taxon author citation
- L.
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e
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