Nuts and seeds · IFCT 2017

Cashew nut

Jeedipappu in Telugu, kaju in Hindi

Energy
583 kcal
Protein
18.8 g
Carbs
25.5 g
Fat
45.2 g

Per 100 g, as IFCT 2017 lists it.1 1 cashew nut is about 1.25 g.3

Nutrition facts

Percentages are of the daily target for a woman of 30, lightly active.2

Per 100 g

Energy

  • Energy583 kcal33%

Carbohydrates

  • Carbohydrate25.5 g9%
  • Fibre3.86 g15%
  • Soluble fibre1.63 g

Fats

  • Fat45.2 g92%
  • Saturated fat limit7.82 g40% of limit
  • Monounsaturated fat27.9 g
  • Polyunsaturated fat7.48 g
  • Omega-67.43 g94%
  • Omega-30.06 g6%
  • EPA + DHA0 mg
  • Cholesterol limit0 mg

Protein and amino acids

  • Protein18.8 g37%
  • Histidine426 mg71%
  • Isoleucine725 mg60%
  • Leucine1,318 mg56%
  • Lysine901 mg83%
  • Methionine + cystine509 mg85%
  • Phenylalanine + tyrosine1,442 mg172%
  • Threonine586 mg140%
  • Tryptophan197 mg94%
  • Valine607 mg78%

Vitamins

  • Vitamin A0 µg0%
  • Vitamin B10.61 mg44%
  • Vitamin B20.03 mg2%
  • Vitamin B31.03 mg9%
  • Vitamin B51.4 mg28%
  • Vitamin B60.16 mg8%
  • Biotin2.58 µg6%
  • Folate25.2 µg11%
  • Vitamin B120 µg0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg0%
  • Vitamin E1.6 mg21%
  • Vitamin K1.83 µg3%

Minerals

  • Calcium34 mg3%
  • Chromium2 µg4%
  • Copper2.23 mg131%
  • IodineNot in the source data
  • Iron5.95 mg21%
  • Magnesium307 mg83%
  • Manganese1.78 mg45%
  • Molybdenum25 µg56%
  • Phosphorus500 mg50%
  • Potassium635 mg18%
  • Selenium13.1 µg33%
  • Sodium limit9 mg<1% of limit
  • Zinc5.34 mg40%

Details

Where the numbers come from, and what the food is called.

Names

  • Telugujeedipappu
  • Hindikaju
  • Tamilmundhiri
  • Kannadagodambi
  • Malayalamkashuvandi
  • Scientific nameAnacardium occidentale

Household measures

  • 1 cashew nutDGI 2024 household measure1.25 g
  • 1 teaspoonDGI 2024: teaspoon 5 g5 g

Source

  • TableIFCT 2017
  • Food codeH005
  • Nutrients with no valueIodine

Used in 3 dishes

Andhra dishes first, then the ones that use the most. Grams are for one standard serving of the dish, weighed raw.