Carbohydrate Content

Analysis of cashew nut kernels from different regions of India have revealed that there are variations in the reducing sugar content from 1% to 3% and the nonreducing sugars from 2.4% to 8.7%. Starch content ranged from 4.6% to 11.2% and the oil content also showed a wide variability from 34.5% to 46.8%.