Question

Edible part of cashewnut is

• A. Whole seed
• B. Whole fruit
• C. Fleshy endosperm
• D. Fleshy cotyledons and thalamus

Answer 1

The correct option is D Fleshy cotyledons and thalamus

The true fruit of the cashew tree is a kidney or boxing-glove shaped drupe that grows at the end of the cashew apple. The drupe develops first on the tree, and then the pedicel expands to become the cashew apple. Within the true fruit is a single seed, the cashew nut. Although it is called as a nut in the culinary sense, in reality the nut of the cashew is a seed. So, the edible part of cashew nut are the fleshy cotyledons and thalamus.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.