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Nutrients present in cashew nut



Nutrients present in cashew nut
• Protein  content in cashew nut
Protein help in body maintenance by repairing every cells on our body which includes muscles,heart,skin,bones and organs. It is sometimes used as a building block to synthesize the body. Differences in protein varys from 13.13 to 25.03% have been reported in various regions. It has been suggested  that protein content should be considered  as one of the most important  factor  in future  breeding  and selection  program on cashew nut. The amion acid composition  of nut protein has been reported by various expert
• Carbohydrate content in cashew nut

Starch content  ranged from 4.6% to 11.2%, analysis of cashew nut from different places of the world revel that there are variation In reducing sugar content from 1% to 3% and non reducing sugar from 24% to 8.7%

• Fat content in cashew

The fat content  of a cashew nut contributes substantially to its energy content. Glycerides of oleic acid and linoleic acids carries  a percentage of 73.8 and 77 respectively

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