Cashew breeds & varieties
18 named types — desirability tiers S (best) through F.
AAnacardium occidentale
Origin: BR, IN
ButteryCashew AppleCreamyKidney Shape
AIndian
CreamyGradesHistoric TradeKerala Goa
AVietnamese
CleanCreamyExportIndustry
ABrazilian
Apple and KernelCreamyMildNortheast
AIvorian
AfricanCreamy When ProcessedExport RawIndustry
AKerala
CoastalCreamyIndianIndian South
BGoa
CoastalCreamyFeni AppleIndian Region
BIndonesian
CreamyIslandKernelMild
BKonkan
CreamyIndianKernelKonkan
BTanzanian
AfricanCoastalCreamyEast African
BBenin
CreamyExport RawMildRCN
BVengurla
CreamyCultivar SeriesImprovedIndian
BBPP-8
BapatlaCommercialCreamyImproved
BVRI-1
CommercialCreamyImprovedIndian
BVRI-3
CommercialCreamyImprovedIndian
BAnakkayam
CreamyImproved LeanIndianKerala
BMadakkathara
CommercialCreamyCultivar SeriesImproved
CBalli
CreamyIndianKernelMild