How Cashews Grow and Why They're Expensive - Page 3

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@SharkE wrote:
Black walnuts will stain your hands, too, something awful

Uh.....they aren’t ‘stained’.

They are physically injured because of the acids used

for cashew processing.

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

i love cashews but i no longer buy them. i like whole cashews not the bits and pieces.

i never knew about Mangoes, i buy lots of them. i just cut one up a couple hours ago and now looking for a rash! i just have to look at Poison Ivy and i blister!

viva923 · ‎03-12-2010

wow, thanks for info. Loved cashews when i could eat them, but alas can no longer eat anymore nuts of any kind

bonappetit · ‎07-21-2017

Most nuts are expensive. My fav macadamia very expensive. Almonds cost more than cashews/lb. Walnuts aren't cheap either. Just saying, nuts aren't inexpensive in general.

roster · ‎10-09-2017

ITA! Most all nuts are expensive. Almonds take so much H20 2 grow & cost more than most nuts. But macadamia nuts are the most expensive! $25/lb!!!

So yummy, but very expensive. I love them.

ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

Thank you @KingstonsMom for posting! I had no idea!

I don't eat nuts much any more but used to enjoy cashew pieces from Trader Joe's. They were quite a bit less expensive than cashew halves.

shoekitty · ‎03-10-2010

Those cashews look wild, crazy men with big red hats, lol!!!!

Pqfan · ‎03-09-2010

@sidsmom wrote:
@MorningLover wrote:
Many of the women who work in the cashew industry have permanent damage to their hands from this corrosive liquid, because factories do not routinely provide gloves.

Or if they are provided gloves, they slow them down or rip.
The acid gets on their hands.

I cried when I saw this. I had no idea this is happening!

shoekitty · ‎03-10-2010

Ok. No more canews for me.

Mindy D · ‎05-23-2010

@Pqfan wrote:
@sidsmom wrote:
@MorningLover wrote:
Many of the women who work in the cashew industry have permanent damage to their hands from this corrosive liquid, because factories do not routinely provide gloves.

Or if they are provided gloves, they slow them down or rip.
The acid gets on their hands.

I cried when I saw this. I had no idea this is happening!