![]() It is edible, and has a strong "sweet" smell and a sweet taste. Called the cashew apple, better known in Central America as "maranon", it ripens into a yellow and/or red structure about 5 to 11 cm long. What appears to be the fruit is an oval or pear-shaped structure that develops from the pedicel and the receptacle of the cashew flower. The fruit of the cashew tree is an accessory fruit (sometimes called a pseudocarp or false fruit). The flowers are produced in a panicle or corymb up to 26 cm long, each flower small, pale green at first then turning reddish, with five slender, acute petals 7 to 15 mm long. The leaves are spirally arranged, leathery textured, elliptic to obovate, 4 to 22 cm long and 2 to 15 cm broad, with a smooth margin. The tree is small and evergreen, growing to 10 to 12m (32 ft) tall, with a short, often irregularly shaped trunk. It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples. Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acaju. The cashew is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. Here is some detailed information on the cashew tree. Reviews are based on product samples purchased by this newspaper or provided by manufacturers.Cashew Scientific Name: Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Cashew Trees, Facts and Info on the Cashew Tree 240 calories, 19 g fat, no sodium, 3 g fiber, 8 g protein. (1 star) Great Value Omega-3 Trail Mixĭon’t even think about this one! The decades-old nuts in this mix taste like a food science experiment gone terribly wrong. $32.99 for a 2-pack of 24 1.2 ounces at Costco (note that the package includes three varieties, each with different ingredients). 170 calories, 12 g fat, no sodium, 2 g fiber, 9 g sugar, 5 g protein. The label is also misleading, as the primary fruit is raisins, not cranberries. Plump raisins and fresh seeds don’t make up for the spoiled walnuts and almonds in this mix. ![]() (1½ stars) Nature’s Garden Organic Cranberry Health Mix $8.39 for 10 1.5-ounce packs at Whole Foods. 230 calories, 17 g fat, 45 mg sodium, 3 g fiber, 9 g sugar, 6 g protein. ![]() Old almonds tossed with even older cashews that have lost most of their flavor make this a poor choice, especially since the “best before” date is still six months out. 230 calories, 14 g fat, 135 mg sodium, 3 g fiber, 12 g sugar, 7 g protein. Inside these see-thru pouches is a fair distribution of fruit, seeds and nuts that are relatively fresh, but this mix is overloaded with salt. Taste-Off: The best pre-made Alfredo sauces – and the gloopy ones ![]() Nutrition information refers to a single pouch, which ranges from 0.7 to 1.5 ounces. Here’s the scoop on the best-tasting trail mix pouches at local markets, and the packs that will make kids think they hate nuts. Bad trail mix has stale nuts and over-dried fruit, and the worst of them taste rancid or moldy. Great trail mix has a satisfying balance of ingredients, and every element is utterly fresh. The second tip is to slow spoilage by storing pouches in the fridge or freezer to retain their freshness. Since many manufacturers set “use-by” dates based on a 2-year shelf life, the first trick to finding good trail mix is to find packages with the latest dates, ideally 12 to 18 months in the future. Rancid nuts not only taste awful, they’re potentially bad for your health. Their shelf life is 6 to 12 months, if stored in a cool, dark place. The problem is that nuts are very high in the kind of fat that goes rancid quickly. In spite of the fact that every packet we tried was well within its use-by dates, nearly half had freshness issues. While the specific fruits and nuts in these mixes is important, the most critical issue is freshness. Most of the versions we sampled include either cashews or almonds, plus various other nuts and seeds. ![]() Trail mix packets come in many forms - and yes, many incorporate chocolate, but for this taste test, we stuck with the non-meltable, entirely nutritious nut and cranberry mixes. A tasty handful of real, unprocessed nuts, seeds and fruit delivers lots of the right things, including protein, fiber and antioxidants. But trail mix is a great solution to the snack quandary. Filling the lunchbox with foods that will please and nourish is a lofty, demanding goal. ![]()
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