Here’s the nutritional data of almond including their health benefits.
ALMOND – Prunus dulcis or almonds are a type of nut known for their many uses. Here are some of the best health benefits we can get from eating this.
There are two varieties of almonds: sweet (P. dulcis, variety dulcis) and bitter (P. dulcis, variety amara). The sweet ones are the ones that are edible and the common ones we see being sold in groceries and markets. This is also the particular type where almond oil has come from.
This nutritious food has a hard, green shell on the outside which cracks open before harvest time. They are then dried and the shell and hull are removed producing the brown nuts we love. You can purchase it as a whole, sliced, slivered, or chopped. Other products produced from this aside from oil are milk, flour, and paste.
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An ounce of this has the following nutritional data:
- Calories: 164
- Protein: 6 grams (g)
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated fat: 1 g
- Monounsaturated fat: 9 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 3 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 3.5 g
- Sugars: 1 g
Compared to other nuts like pistachios, cashews, macadamia nuts, and walnuts, this has a higher fiber and protein content. Moreover, it has low amounts of sugar and has lesser calorie count.
Here are the health benefits of this:
- High amounts of healthy monounsaturated fats, fiber, protein, and other important nutrients.
- It has powerful antioxidants which can be mainly found in its brown skin layer.
- It is a great source of Vitamin E, a fat-soluble antioxidant.
- It has high amounts of magnesium which can improve metabolic syndrome and conditions like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
- It can effectively lower “bad” cholesterol.
- It can help reduce hunger and help in losing weight based on a post from Healthline.
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