Cashew nuts are an increasingly common cause of food allergy. We compare the soluble protein profile of cashew nuts following heating. SDS-PAGE indicate that heating can alter the solubility of cashew nut proteins. The 11S legumin, Ana o 2, dominates the soluble protein content in ready to eat and mildly heated cashew nuts. However, we found that in dark-roasted cashew nuts, the soluble protein...

BACKGROUND Patients allergic to cashew nuts often report allergy to pistachio, which could be a result of cross-reactivity between the two as both are members of the Anacardiaceae family. OBJECTIVE Because cashew 7S globulin (vicilin, Ana o 1) is a recognized major allergen, we cloned the pistachio homologue and assayed it for IgE reactivity and cross-reactivity with Ana o 1. METHODS Degene...

What is CNSL? Cashew nut Shell Liquid (CNSL) is a reddish brown viscous liquid, having the honeycomb structure of the shell of cashew nut obtained from cashew tree. Botanical name of Cashew: Anacardium occidentale L CAS number: 8007-24-7 Area of growth of Cashew tree Coastal areas of Asia and Africa. Mozambique, India, Vietnam and Brazil Specification of Cashew nut shell The shell is about 0.3 ...

Background: Experiments were carried out to compare the hypolipidemic effects of cashew protein and soy protein in male rats. Materials and Methods: Rats were divided in to three groups. Group-I administered casein, group-II soy protein and group-III cashew protein for 60 days. At the end of the experimental period blood and tissues were collected for the analysis of lipid parameters and enzyme...

The bill entitled: Proposed Bill for the Cashew SubSector Re-Industrialization in Mozambique has been submitted to Parliament, and discussions will take place for its modification or approval during the current session. Approval of this bill into a law as it is currently designed will have major short, medium and long term impacts for all participants of the cashew sector in Mozambique. The bil...

In the world scenario, India occupies a premier position contributing to about 43 per cent production of the cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) along with export and processing. The aim is to study the impact of biofield energy treatment on selected farms for cashew farming. The control and biofield treated farms were divided as control and treated farms, and Mr. Trivedi provided the biofie...

BACKGROUND We recently cloned and described a vicilin and showed it to be a major cashew allergen. Additional IgE-reactive cashew peptides of the legumin group and 2S albumin families have also been reported. Here, we attempt to clone, express and characterize a second major cashew allergen. METHODS A cashew cDNA library was screened with human IgE and rabbit IgG anti-cashew extract antisera,...

Cashew nuts are very nutritious but so well defended by caustic chemicals that very few species eat them. We investigated how wild bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) living at Fazenda Boa Vista (FBV; Piauí, Brazil) process cashew nuts (Anacardium spp.) to avoid the caustic chemicals contained in the seed mesocarp. We recorded the behavior of 23 individuals toward fresh (N = 1282) an...

This study aims to analyze the physical properties of soil, such as texture, color, temperature, moisture content, bulk density and permeability well magnetic soil under a tree stand cashew, coconut cocoa. research was conducted on mixed farms where there are cocoa trees close each other. Samples were taken vertically from top depth 100 cm. The results showed that color texture tended be same c...

BACKGROUND Cashew nut allergy is the second most commonly reported tree nut allergy in the United States. We have previously cloned and characterized major cashew allergens belonging to the vicilin and legumin families of seed storage proteins. OBJECTIVE Here we set out to describe a third major cashew allergen, a 2S albumin. METHODS The recombinant cashew 2S albumin was amplified from a cD...