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Can I eat raw cashew nuts?

Female  30 years old 2018-06-24
Cashew nuts can be eaten as nuts and can also be used as dishes. Can I eat unprocessed raw cashew nuts?

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  • BY Ina Barton 2018-06-24
    Raw cashews should not be eaten. This is because raw cashew nuts contain urushiol, the same toxic chemical found in poison vines, which can cause the body to react in the same way as poison vines and poison oaks. Ingesting large amounts of urushiol can be fatal. Although the cases of cashew poisoning are relatively rare, the workers who give them shell production may have the potential for side effects due to intimate contact.
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