Cashew World and Perspectives P

Cashew World and Perspectives
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Cashew Apple Usages
Vitor Hugo
g de Oliveira, PhD
Levi de Moura Barros, PhD
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - EMPRAPA
National Research Tropical Agroindustry Center
1 September 2009
Ministry of
Agriculture, Livestock
Tropical Agroindustry and Food Supply
Cashew apple
(90 %)
Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Fruit (10%)
Ministry of
Importance
Cashew – a strategic crop

• Harvest occurs during the annual crops off-season
(September December)
(September-December)
• Offers rural jobs in the most critical time of the year for
agriculture
g
• Generates industrial jobs (juice, candy, nuts, etc.)
• Annual yield fluctuates less than other crops (beans,
corn, etc.)
• Responds
p for most of the Brazilian Northeast exports
p
Jan. Dec.
Ministry of
Alternatives of the cashew apple
FRUIT FOR FRESH
C h
Cashew apple
l CONSUMPTION
INTEGRAL JUICE
PULP BAGASSE
FERMENTED
Colorant
ICE CREAM
CAJUÍNA
JUICE FIBERS
CLARIFIED
MOUSSE
ANIMAL FEED
CONCENTRATED
CANDY
DIETARY FIBER
NECTAR READY JAMS
HAMBURGER
BLENDS
CASHEW “PLUM”
CEREAL BARS
SODAS COOKING
PRODUCTS
SYRUP EXTRUDED
SPICES
Ministry of
Importance
I
Importance
t
¾ 2.7 million ton. cashew apple / year
¾ 210 thousand ton. are used to produce juices
¾ 12 big plants of juice extraction and processing
¾ Dozens of small bottler industry
¾ 5 million dollars exported (cashew juice)
¾ 2.5
2 5 thousand jobs in the industry
¾ Others usages (sweets, beverages, animal feed, honey,
fresh fruit
fruit, etc
etc.).
) There is not statistics about the volume
utilized
Ministry of
Brazilian Cashew Map
Production Areas
Cashew Nut Processing
Cashew Apple Processing
Fresh Fruit Market
Ministry of
Production Areas
Fresh Fruit Market
Ministry of
Production Areas
Fresh Fruit Market
Ministry of
Production Areas
Fresh Fruit Market
Ministry of
Current and developing
technologies
Ministry of
Current and developing technologies
P th
Post harvestt technology
t h l
Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry Before: apple shelf life: up to 2
d
days
With post harvest technology:
21 days (controlled temperature
and modified atmosphere)
Ministry of
Pigments/antioxidants
Pi t / ti id t from
f
agroindustry raw materials
Ministry of
Cashew Apple Fibers Technological alternatives

for cashew apple fiber
Hamburguer Extrusion Cashew Bar

Ministry of
Alternative uses for Cashew Apple
Culinary use
Ministry of
The main usage:
Processing
Ministry of
After processed it
results
lt in
i severall
products
Ministry of
Juice (concentrated
and
d readd to
t drink)
d i k)
Ministry of
Cashew Apple Products
Soda Cajuina Integral

g juice
j Ready
y to drink
A natural,
clarified
and
pasteurized
juice
Pulp Alcoholic beverages

Ministry of
Most of the Cajuina is handmade processed using a
very simple technology
Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry
Ministry of
... or in small scale plants

Ministry of
Handmade processing of cashew sweet

Ministry of
Cashew marmelade
Ministry of
COMPOTE
Ministry of
Cashew products in a street market
Cashew nuts
Canjirão

Ministry of
In Brazil it also has been comercialized in the
fresh fruit market.
Ministry of
Fresh consumption
Sale mainly by door to door sale
Ministry of
Fresh fruit:
wholesale and
retail
Frozen cashew apple

Ministry of
Propaganda in a
supermarket in São
Paulo city (3,000
km far from the
main production
areas))
Ministry of
Cashew competing in a fresh fruit market
Ministry of
Cashew fresh fruit: Harvest and
Post harvest practices
Ministry of
Step 1:
Harvesting
Avoid squeezing
the apple.
Harvest and Post Harvest practices
Ministry of
Step 2: Do not pick it
up from the ground!
Ministry of
Step 3
St 3: Pi
Pickup
k
the complete
fruit (apple
and nut)
totally mature,
perfect and
without
d f
deformations
ti
Ministry of
Step 4: The fruits must be carefully organized over a

thin sponge layer in the harvest box
box.
Ministry of
Step 5: Before the transportation to packing houses,
the fruits must be protected from the sun rays.

Ministry of
Step 6: Take care
during the
transportation

Ministry of
Step 7: At the packing house
Immediately
unload the boxes
manually
Discard
immediately all Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry
ruined fruits. This

will avoid the
presence of
insects and
rodents.
Ministry of
Ministry of
The 21 x 14 cm tray Step 8: Packing
must be wrapped up
with flexible auto-
adherent plastic film
film.
This dimension reduces

the damage caused by
the over handling of the
fruits during the
commercialization.
Ministry of
Step 9: Post-harvest techniques
The label must

have the producer
mark and some
information to
facilitate the
communication
(address,
telephone number,
fax etc.) Harvest and Post Harvest practices
Ministry of
Step 10: Packing
The trays are labeled

and conditioned in
cardboard boxes,
without cover (3 or 4 per
box). This facilitates the
rabbet and the piling up.
Each tray must contain
between 550 and 800 g,
and the box, at least,
1.700 g.
Ministry of
Step 11: Storage
Ministry of
Thank you very much!
vitor@cnpat.embrapa.br
levi@cnpat embrapa br
levi@cnpat.embrapa.br
www.cnpat.embrapa.br
Ministry of

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Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Cashew – a strategic crop

Cashew Nut Processing

Cashew Apple Processing

Fresh Fruit Market

Cashew Nut Processing

Cashew Apple Processing

Fresh Fruit Market

Cashew Nut Processing

Cashew Apple Processing

Fresh Fruit Market

Cashew Nut Processing

Cashew Apple Processing

Fresh Fruit Market

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Cashew Apple Fibers Technological alternatives

Hamburguer Extrusion Cashew Bar

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Soda Cajuina Integral

Pulp Alcoholic beverages

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Handmade processing of cashew sweet

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Sale mainly by door to door sale

Frozen cashew apple

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Harvest and Post Harvest practices

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Harvest and Post Harvest practices

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Step 4: The fruits must be carefully organized over a

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Harvest and Post Harvest practices

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

Harvest and Post Harvest practices

ruined fruits. This

Harvest and Post Harvest practices

This dimension reduces

The label must

The trays are labeled

Photo: Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry

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