​These are good fat, as are pistachio, avocado, etc.... What is bad is deep fried stuff, doughnuts, etc....

I love that website called google :smiley:


Where do cashews come from?
The fruit pictured above is a cashew apple, hanging at the bottom of it is a cashew nut. The nut is, botanically, the seed of the fruit and each apple will only produce one. Each nut has to be manually collected from each fruit and then set to dry.


However, once dried, much care has to be taken in shelling the seeds. Stored in a honeycomb structure between the soft outer shell and the hard nut there is a liquid called CNSL (cashew nutshell liquid) which contains anacardic acids which cause severe skin rashes. Therefore, before shelling the seeds have to be roasted, so that the toxins are destroyed. This must be done outside, as the process releases gases that can severely irritate the lungs, sometimes fatally.

The nuts are then opened up and graded. This labour-intensive process, coupled with a short supply, is why cashews are much more expensive that peanuts.

Nuts are nuts

Is it me, or do the nuts in the picture look like scary cartoon like faces ?

Why are cashews so much more expensive than peanuts?

Sorry. I was a bit pished when I made the post.

You omitted to mention that cashew (and other nuts) also contain fibre which is good if you constipated.:neutral_face:

nobby's all the way..... :man:

Not national. It was £4 per bag or 2 for £5 in Isle of Dogs ASDA.

Chuck a few in your next Indian meal, fabutastic.

Is it me, or do the nuts in the picture look like scary cartoon like faces ?

pork scrtatching fat = bad

cashew fat = good

whats so hard to understand?

Really ? Must look out for some. How much were they :wink:

my favourite nuts yummy

it is meant as a snack or light portion

answer to your question essential yes, as this type of fat is harder to breakdown, keeping the digestive system busy and sending message to the brain that your not hungry, thus you eat less or are prone to not binge snack etc.

as it harder to breakdown you only absorb a small amount of fat when compared to bad fats, and the rest gets excreted


there was a segment in bbc doc about it

Yesterday I had 4 ounces of these and MyFitnessPal said they were 626 calories, through all my gym effort and calorie counting out of the window. I will definitely not be buying cashews again, heat added though.
Sorry, threw not through.

Because when you ingest over 2000 calories of good fats your body automatically refuses to store any of it as fat, right?

If they are roasted they may well contain trans fats(although thankfully these are becoming less common) which are bad for you. Nothing wrong with food deep fried in natural oils in a balanced diet.

why arent they sold in there shells:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DVk7TnnsKM

I love that website called google :smiley:


Where do cashews come from?
The fruit pictured above is a cashew apple, hanging at the bottom of it is a cashew nut. The nut is, botanically, the seed of the fruit and each apple will only produce one. Each nut has to be manually collected from each fruit and then set to dry.


However, once dried, much care has to be taken in shelling the seeds. Stored in a honeycomb structure between the soft outer shell and the hard nut there is a liquid called CNSL (cashew nutshell liquid) which contains anacardic acids which cause severe skin rashes. Therefore, before shelling the seeds have to be roasted, so that the toxins are destroyed. This must be done outside, as the process releases gases that can severely irritate the lungs, sometimes fatally.

The nuts are then opened up and graded. This labour-intensive process, coupled with a short supply, is why cashews are much more expensive that peanuts.

cashew.......


......bless you.

Does anyone else find this describing of nut varieties abit odd? Lol :laughing:

I have never eaten the cashew, but it sounds very good. So I can be imagining what it would taste like, if you were to compare it to a nut I might have eaten what is it a bit like?

Many thanks being to you in advances

Put them in the fridge

At least those 626 calories came from a healthy source - way better than eating a donut or something! This price is amazing, hope my local store has some.

Many thanks to you, that sounds very nice, I thinks i might be liking the nut cashews

You can store nuts in the freezer. They don't turn rancid this way therefore lasts longer. Can also toast them in the oven prior to eating. 180 Celcius / gas mark 4 around 10-15 minutes, brings out the flavour more :smiley:

ASDA nuts aren't as cool.

​they not that sweet but abit of a funny taste they feel abut sweet and a bit salty at the same time maybe a cross between a almond walnut and pistachio. it's a got a good taste to it if u like.other nuts I would image u like it if that's the case.

I do like milkybars so might be giving these a try

​I does not understand what you ares saying? is it like a pisstashio nut?

Sigh. When popping into the shop.

Ever bought the pistachio's in Poundland? :smirk:

Whoa there, cowboy/cowgirl. It's so I could ask my OH to look out for them actually.
Indeed, nuts are nuts!

had bought them before Christmas when they were reduced to 50p at our local Asda....
good deal if you love cashew

Would hate to see what 300g of these do to your waist line!!!!!

Nuts are amazing! Unless you have an allergy

Excellent price, stocked up in our local when they were reduced to £1.25

dated august 17

does anyone know if this is nationwide or store specfic?

also op what is expiry date on yours please?

Nuts are nuts

Excellent deal

good find op, heat added

Blinkin' bargain. Heat added. Are they Asda own brand or a different brand?