There are enough peanuts in one acre of a peanut farm to make over 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches!
Peanuts technically aren’t a nut and more closely related to a bean or pea. Like any other legume, peanuts grow in the ground rather than on trees.
Brazil nuts rely on the whole ecosystem of the Amazon rainforest to grow, thus as the Amazon shrinks so does the supply of brazil nuts.
Nuts are like nature’s own vitamin supplement – a small package containing a combination of at least 28 different essential nutrients!
Regular consumption of nuts has shown to contribute to heart health, weight management, risk reduction of type 2 diabetes and cancer – amongst overall mortality!
All nuts (except chestnuts) are high in the ‘good’ healthy unsaturated fats – mainly mono- and polyunsaturates.
The nutritional differences between raw and roasted nuts is minimal. Due to their density, oil roasted nuts only absorb approx. 2-5% of the oil they’re cooked in.
A regular 30g handful of natural or unsalted nuts when eaten as part of a healthy, varied diet contributes to heart health.
Nuts are a promising contender in gut health. Research has shown certain nuts to protect and support the growth of probiotic bacteria.
