According to statistics, hazelnuts by popularity can be confidently determined to one level with peanuts. Despite the fact that all nuts are healthy and tasty, hazelnuts took a leading place among all varieties of these fruits.
Hazelnuts are not only tasty and nutritious, but also very healthy. For medicinal purposes, use all parts of the plant and their derivatives - and the kernel of the nut, and shell, and wrapper, and pollen, and roots, and bark, and leaves, and shoots. Fine decorative furniture is made of wood, and baskets are made of shoots.
Hazelnuts are rich in proteins, amino acids, fats, natural sugars, and starch. There are few carbohydrates in this nut, therefore, despite the large amount of fat, it will not adversely affect the figure. Of course, in a reasonable way you need to eat any nut, including hazelnuts. Its calorie content is quite high: about 100 calories in 100 grams of fruit. Hazelnuts are much more nutritious than chocolate, bread, dairy products. The core contains 20 amino acids, a large number of minerals: potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, sulfur, fluorine, copper, iron, iodine, cobalt, sodium, as well as various vitamins. The rich chemical composition is characteristic of all nuts. Hazelnuts are no exception.
The nutritional value of this product per 100 grams of product is given below:
- energy value - 700 kcal;
- carbohydrates - 10.0 g;
- fats - 65.2 g;
- protein - 15.9 g.
The use of hazelnut oil is recommended for children and elderly people, since it contains palmitic, oleic, stearic acid, which protect the heart and blood vessels from damage, ensure the normal development and growth of bones and all body tissues. In other words, hazelnut provides health to older people, and normal physiological development for children. In addition, hazelnuts have substances that can remove toxins and toxins, and can also strengthen the immune system. Today, many scientists say that hazelnuts have unique anti-cancer properties.
Hazelnuts, whose calorie content is 700 kcal per 100 grams, paradoxically, is recommended by doctors in small doses - as a prophylaxis for obesity, neurosis, diabetes, anemia. And if a small amount of this nut is present in the diet daily, hazelnuts will help to cope with chronic fatigue. In addition, unsaturated fats, which are present in the fetus, improve the functioning of the nervous system.
This nut can be added to a variety of dishes. Given how many calories are in hazelnuts, it can also be used as a snack, which will quickly satisfy hunger and give strength to the body. Culinary experts add this nut to salads, meat, fish, vegetable dishes, pastry pastries, sweets, sauces. In the food industry, hazelnuts can be found in chocolate products, creams, sweets, liquors, and nut paste. In many pastries you can find hazelnuts. The calorie content of sweet foods is always considerable, but in combination with nuts they are an excellent source of energy.
In addition to cooking and medicine, hazelnuts can be used in cosmetology. Its oil recommends rubbing into the roots during hair loss, and washing your hair with a decoction of the leaves.
And, despite the fact that hazelnuts, whose calorie content is 700 kcal per 100 grams, are not recommended in large quantities, its use for the body is simply undeniable. In addition, it has practically no contraindications. Even obese people can eat limited quantities of hazelnuts. Calorie content is not a hindrance.
Culinary experts from around the world add hazelnuts to salads, dairy products, cheese, and pastries. We also recommend that you try experimenting and adding hazelnuts to meat and fish dishes, as well as to pastry baked goods, which are especially loved by young children.