Almond (Invigorates the nervous system and reduces cholesterol)
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| Almond |
well into the winter, when deciduous trees are displaying their skeletal branches, the almond tree is covered with lovely white and pink blossoms, announcing the coming of spring.
Although almonds are considered a nut ,the edible portion is the seed of the fruit and not the mesocarp or fleshy portion as in many other edible fruits. The fleshy portion of the almond fruit is formed by the inedible outer greenish shell.
Almond form human diet from time immemorial .Its nutritive and culinary properties make almonds very special food, along with the tree that produces them.
PROPERTIES AND INDICATIONS: In the southern portion of the Iberian Peninsula, where the best almonds Europe are raised, a traditional Mediterranean farm lunch consists of a handful of almonds,whole bread,and an apple . this is an example of the great nutritional value of this seed, which surpasses meat in caloric value,and is equal to /or greater to it in protein content.
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| 10 health benefits of Almonds |
- Proteins: Almond proteins are easily assimilated and offer the complete set of essential amino acids; surpassed in quality among plant-based food only by soy proteins .The percentage of proteins present is very high ( 13.3%) bearing in mind that this is a vegetables product (meat and fish posses between 15 and 20g of proteins for each 100g).
- Fat: more than half of weight of the almond is formed of fat, whose composition is displayed in the pie chart on the right of the predominantly monounsaturated (34.1%) and polyunsaturated (11%) fatty acids, among which linoleic acid stands out Linoleic acid performs important functions in the nervous system.
- Carbohydrates: almonds contain less of this nutrinet than protiens and fat. Therefore, it is well to combine them with bread or sweet dried fruit such as raising or figs.
- Vitamins: Almonds are relatively rich in vitamins B1, B6 and above all vitamin E.Its vitamin C content is very low (0.6mg/100g).
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