At Karma, we LOVE cashews. Why?
Because cashews have the same goodness as other nuts but haven’t gotten the same love. A good source of 6 essential vitamins and minerals and incredibly tasty, too - they’re the best!
Karma Nuts was founded by Ganesh Nair, who married his Masters in Health Science & Technology from MIT and 10+ years of diabetes care work with his family's deep legacy in the cashew business. After decades of proliferation in sugary snacks and fried junk food, he saw an opportunity to develop an alternative to the oil-fried cashews that were normally seen on supermarket shelves.
In 2014 Karma Nuts introduced a line of minimally processed cashews, including the Wrapped® cashew (the most delectable, crunchy, and nutritionally-dense cashew) which was developed by the Nair family leveraging their 85+ years of experience in the cashew business. In 2016, the Wrapped cashew was recognized as the “Best New Snack” at the world’s largest Natural Products show, Expo West.
Karma Nuts has since developed many flavors of both Wrapped and Roasted (which are the more conventional “skin-less” cashews) cashews, using All-Natural, Non-GMO Project Verified, Vegan, and Kosher ingredients and are available through both online and brick & mortar retailers.
While cashew shells can contain skin irritants and are inedible, Karma Nuts’ proprietary process for developing our Wrapped ® cashews completely removes the toxic shell, retaining the inner skin. These cashews are then washed, soaked, and air-roasted to ensure their quality and safety, while retaining the significant nutrition (antioxidant and fiber) benefits contained in the skin. We test all of our cashews (Wrapped and Roasted) internally and with third party labs to verify their quality, nutrition, and safety.