Comparative Study of Physical Properties of Cashew Nuts from Three Main Production Areas in C&amp;#244;te d’Ivoire

Stéphane, Koffi Yao; Halbin, Kouadio James; Charlemagne, Nindjin

doi:10.4236/as.2020.1112081

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“…In alignment with the findings of [6], our analysis of dimensional parameters further reinforces the significance of specific attributes in determining the industrial yield of cashew nuts within this germplasm. Stéphane et al's research indicates a positive correlation between the mass of cashew nuts and their length, width, and thickness.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Cashew kernel processing involves a series of operations, including roasting, cracking, shell removal, peeling the kernel peel, and grading based on size, shape, and color [6]. The grading of cashew nuts is determined by international quality standards such as those of the Association of Food Industries (AFI) in the US and by the legislation of each exporting country [7].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Characterization of Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) Germplasm for Kernel Quality Attributes

Castro,

Barbosa,

Cruz

et al. 2023

IJPB

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Ensuring the quality attributes of cashew kernels is essential for selecting superior genotypes with agro-industrial potential. Therefore, this study characterized cashew nut accessions from the Cashew Germplasm Bank regarding kernel quality standards and identified genotypes with optimal characteristics for the industry. The characterization included key industrial indicators such as peeling efficiency, average kernel mass, class, type, and industrial yield, evaluated in 47 different accessions. Through multivariate cluster analysis and principal component analysis, the accessions revealed four distinct groups, exposing correlations among various industrial indicators. The analysis revealed a diverse genetic profile within the Cashew Germplasm Bank. A notable finding is that 80.85% of the accessions group together, displaying predominant features—easy peeling, an average mass exceeding 2.5 g, categorized as super large (SLW) and large (LW), and uniformly white-colored kernels. Correlations found include a negative relationship between kernel mass and class and positive associations between class and industrial yield, as well as between industrial yield and peeling efficiency. The study reveals substantial variability in cashew nut germplasm with respect to quality traits, highlighting its invaluable potential for identifying and selecting superior genotypes adapted for agro-industrial purposes. Particularly promising are Group 4 accessions, such as BGC632, BGC589 and BGC127, presenting attributes indicative of high-quality kernels.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characterization of Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) Germplasm for Kernel Quality Attributes

Castro,

Barbosa,

Cruz

et al. 2023

IJPB

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“…A further evaluation was carried out by comparing some of the cashew nut properties with cashew nuts originating from several countries as published by several researchers. Table 2 represents the physical properties of cashew nuts from India (Balasubramanian 2001), Nigeria (Kilanko et al 2020), and Ivory Coast (Stéphane et al 2020). It was revealed that the cashew nut from Central Java was dominant with a small-medium size, where the mass of the nut was 5.42 ± 0.99 g (the moisture content was 7.63% wb).…”

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Engineering properties of the cashew nut in context of designing post-harvest handling and processing machinery

Sudaryanto¹,

Hidayat²,

Sagita³

et al. 2022

Res. Agric. Eng.

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The determination of the engineering properties of the cashew nut is essential as the basis for the design and development of appropriate and optimum post-harvest handling and processing machinery. The present study examined the physical, mechanical and colour properties of cashew nuts (n = 100) at a moisture content of 7.63% (wet basis) derived from Central Java, Indonesia. The main characteristics included the length, width, thickness, mass, volume, and density. The derivative properties consisted of the geometric diameter, arithmetic diameter, surface area, frontal surface area, transverse area, shape index, sphericity, bulk density, and porosity. The mechanical properties included the static friction, static and dynamic angle of repose, and compressive load (in four orientations). It was identified that the cashew nut from Central Java was dominant with a small-medium size with an average mass of 5.42 ± 0.99 g. This cashew nut was thicker, but shorter in length than the cashew nuts from India, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast. The results of the stepwise regression analysis determined that the volume had the most substantial relationship with the mass (R2 = 0.949), the bulk density had the highest correlation with the mass (R2 = 0.968), and the porosity showed a high correlation with the true density and mass (R2 = 0.997). The highest friction, static angle of repose, and-dynamic angle of repose occurred on the surface plywood, and the lowest was on the stainless-steel surface. In the context of designing appropriate cashew nut cracking equipment, it was recommended to provide the impact parallel to the longitudinal axis orientation due to the minimum compressive load (reduce the power requirement). Furthermore, the cashew nut colour properties of the L*, a*, b* coordinates were 35.988, 0.427, 1.718, respectively.

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“…Apart from work done by the national agricultural research center (CNRA) on genotypic screening of high-yielding cashew nuts [18], and cashew nut pests [59], cashew nut industry has also benefited from few research and development projects in nut quality management. No scientific research has yet been done on the characterization of the physical and sanitary features of raw cashew nuts, which would enable the development of the map of nut quality according to the production regions in Côte d'Ivoire [16].…”

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“…The national cashew nut production of Côte d'Ivoire increased by 31% over three years, from 480,000 tons in 2013 to 703,000 tons in 2015 [2,15] (Table 3). Despite the enormous potential for cashew in Côte d'Ivoire, production is characterized not only by poor yields but also by a less competitive quality of nuts with respect to global standard [16,17]. Moisture routinely exceeds the required 10% level, generally regarded as poor or undesirable [18].…”

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Cashew Production and Breeding in 5 West African Countries

Babatunde

Adeigbe

Sobowale

et al. 2023

JSRR

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Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Is an evergreen perennial tree crop that produce hard greyish nut enclosing a white nutritious kernel. The kernel is one of the major edible nuts or snacks with increasing global demand. The world's largest and most active cashew production region is in West Africa; where Cote d’ivoire, Nigeria, Benin, Guinea-bissau and Ghana top the list of countries where it thrives best. Since 2014, cashew has become the second-main crop after cocoa in terms of export value, in these countries. It is one of the essential agricultural commodities that have significantly boosted the continent of Africa's GDP, foreign exchange profits, and overall worth due to the rising demand for raw cashew nuts. Cote d'ivoire has profited from a few research and development programs in nut quality control. Efforts are on to enhance the peel-ability of Nigerian cashews and to produce improved planting material with the help of private sector investment. Cashew cultivars development of Guinea-bissau has not made significant progress, due to few resources available for doing research. In Ghana, there are efforts to increase the genetic diversity of cashews, and in Benin, numerous farmers have reported inadequate output from their cashew fields. Narrow genetic diversity has been reported in west African cashew gene pools. Low productivity, poor nut quality, infestation of pests and diseases, poor funding, and other factors continue to limit cashew production in West Africa. Improvement in nut yield, nut quality, and broadening of cashew genetic base is important to the sustainability of the region’s cashew sector. This paper provides an overview of current status of cashew production and breeding in the top five cashew producing countries of West African; the challenges, and opportunities for future improvement.

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Comparative Study of Physical Properties of Cashew Nuts from Three Main Production Areas in Côte d’Ivoire

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Characterization of Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) Germplasm for Kernel Quality Attributes

Characterization of Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) Germplasm for Kernel Quality Attributes

Engineering properties of the cashew nut in context of designing post-harvest handling and processing machinery

Cashew Production and Breeding in 5 West African Countries

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