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Cracking cashews and drying mangos produces a lot of organic waste. This waste is valuable. That's why we have fully integrated it into our factory's cycle.
20. August 2025
Curry Cashews
Organic
Burkina Faso
Roasted cashew nuts, seasoned with curry. The spice mix brings out the natural sweetness of the cashews and rounds off the flavour with a mild heat.
For these seasoned cashews, we use our organic cashews from Burkina Faso. We have them roasted and seasoned in Germany.
For these seasoned cashews, we use our organic cashews from Burkina Faso. We have them roasted and seasoned in Germany.
Use & preparation
Storage & shelf life
Store nuts and seeds in a cool, dark place in a tightly closed container. Make sure that the container is as airtight as possible so that moisture is kept away from the nuts. You can also freeze nuts and seeds, which will extend their shelf life by several months.
| Nutrition table per 100g | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 2537kJ/606kcal |
| Fat | 48 g |
| of which saturates | 10 g |
| Carbohydrates | 20 g |
| of which sugar | 5 g |
| Protein | 21 g |
| Salt | 2 g |
Ingredients: roasted cashew nuts* 95.2%, curry* 1.9%, sea salt 1.7%, coating agent: gum arabic* 1.2 %
*from organic farming
Sustainability and supply chain
Producers
Grown by 3031 family farmers on an average of 5.4 ha in the Hauts-Bassins, Sud-Ouest, Cascades and Centre-Ouest Regions in Burkina Faso.
Cultivation
Organic, non-irrigated, manually harvested.
Processing
Manually sorted, roasted and seasoned in Germany. 100% of employees working in processing have an employment contract, wages on par with minimum wage or better.
Purchasing & Logistics
Purchasing from cooperatives and family farmers straight from the farm since 2005.
Transport: straight from the farm to Bobo-Dioulasso by lorry, by train to Abidjan, by ship to Rotterdam, by lorry to Embrach/Singen.
BARRO FABE ROGER
FARMER FROM DAN, BURKINA FASO
Soil infertility is a challenge.
"We are a family of eleven. I share a home with my wives and children, and my mother also lives with us," says Barro Fabe Roger. "We live inside our own concession area, so our crops grow right on our doorstep." But he is also worried. "The high cost of living and the unstable situation in the region are making our lives difficult. I hope that agricultural policy will change and that we can benefit from better prices and suitable equipment, such as tractors, which will enable us to increase our yields."
Background
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