Cashew Butter
Organic
Burkina Faso
Roasted cashew pieces from gebana Burkina Faso are the only ingredient for this cashew butter. The fragments are created when cracking the hard shell and peeling off the thin skin of the cashews. The smaller the fragments, the harder it is to sell them, so processing them into butter creates more value.
Use & preparation
- Use as a topping for porridge, muesli or pancakes
- The butter can also be used for baking. For example in these cardamom cashew biscuits.
- Use in savoury dishes to thicken and refine sauces, dips or salad dressings. For example in this cashew dip.
Nutrition table per 100g | |
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Energy | 2582kJ/617kcal |
Fat | 47.4 g |
thereof saturated fatty acids | 8.2 g |
Carbohydrates | 27.9 g |
thereof sugar | 6.2 g |
Protein | 19.1 g |
Salt | 0.04 g |
Ingredients: 100% roasted organic cashews from Burkina Faso.
Allergy advice: May contain traces of gluten, peanuts, soybeans, mustard, sesame, almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachios, macadamia nuts.
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, processed into paste and packaged in Germany.
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 lorry to Abidjan, by ship to Rotterdam, by lorry to Otelfingen/Singen.
Transport: straight from the farm to Bobo-Dioulasso by lorry, by lorry to Abidjan, by ship to Rotterdam, by lorry to Otelfingen/Singen.
KONE DJO
FARMER FROM DAN, BURKINA FASO
I eat the cashew apple. Preferably raw!
"I farm three hectares of land with corn, niébé and cashews. My mother-in-law, my brother-in-law and my children help me with the field work," explains Kone Djo. It is difficult to find farm workers, she says. "I notice that more and more people are going to school or to the city. This means there are fewer people to help with the harvest." Kone Djo would like to acquire farming equipment to make her work easier. “Whether it's a tractor or a plough, anything would help us work more efficiently."