Raw Cashew Nut

The objective of cashew processing is to extract the healthy, tasty kernel from the raw nut as well as oil from its shell.
Kernels from cashew nuts are used as snacks while shell oil is used in the manufacture of numerous materials such as clutch plates, special isolators, varnish and plastic materials etc.
Shell oil represents about a quarter of the mass of an unshelled nut and it is approximately equal to that of the kernel.