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Cashew butter

Also called: cashew butter

Smooth, rich and grounding — nourishing for Vata.

How Cashew butter affects your doshas

In Ayurveda a food's effect depends on your constitution. This is the lens the app uses to suggest what to favour and ease off.

Effect of Cashew butter on each dosha
DoshaSuitabilityNotes
Vata Balancing Calms Vata — favour it when Vata runs high.
Pitta Neutral Broadly neutral for Pitta.
Kapha Use sparingly Can raise Kapha — go easy when Kapha runs high.

Taste: Sweet  ·  Potency: Neutral  ·  Post-digestive: Sweet  ·  Qualities: Heavy, Oily

When to go easy

Oily and heavy like all nut butters, so it adds to Pitta and Kapha.

Property-derived. Not directly cited classically — classified from its taste, potency and qualities. Weigh it accordingly.

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