People who are closely monitoring their health, girls who are constantly on diets, what can I say, today all people polls pay attention to both the composition of food and the food calorie content per 100 grams: walnuts, cashews or hazelnuts, the Brazilian "giant" or cedar "babies" are real energy "bombs", whose power sometimes exceeds 700 kcal.
But remember yourself: it happens that you are suddenly attacked by a craving to taste roasted seeds or peanuts. This means that the body needs antioxidants. Or you got nervous, and he "demanded" zinc, copper and B vitamins, which feed nerve cells. Nuts contain all of these substances.
In general, this is a paradoxical product. With the highest calorie content of nuts - about 550-700 kcal per 100 grams (a third of the norm for women!), They help curb appetite due to the content of silicon and beneficial amino acids in them.
How much can and to whom?
Due to the content of a significant amount of fiber, calories from nuts are not absorbed at all by 100 percent, up to 70% of their energy is spent on their own digestion.
Due to the high calorie content of nuts per 100 grams, you should not abuse them in the evening, and especially at night, more than 20 grams a day, doctors do not recommend eating: walnuts and hazelnuts no more than 5-8 pieces, pecans and cashews - 12, peanuts and pistachios no more than 25, almonds - no more than 18. You can eat 4 pieces of a huge Brazil nut, and the smallest cedar - no more than 90 nucleoli.
Nuts - a strong allergen, be careful, especially when forming a children's menu. In addition, the cores contain tyramine - a provocateur of headache. Those who suffer from migraines, it is better to avoid the use of this treat.
Walnut
Omega-3 fatty acids in walnuts are a real medicine for the vessels of the heart and brain, all microcracks present in them are restored thanks to the effects of these acids. The body normalizes blood circulation, important organs are saturated with oxygen in time.
Walnuts, with a calorie content of 654 kilocalories per 100 grams, have nothing to do with Greece. They were simply brought in by Greek merchants from Asia. The shape of the nut suggests that it is for the brain that this nut is most useful.
In Ancient Babylon, ordinary people were strictly forbidden to eat these nuts so that, God forbid, they would become wiser and not think of seizing power.
Peanut
An interesting fact is that peanuts are a representative of the legume family, but did you know that this bean is also used for the production of plastic, synthetic glue and threads? Because the nut ripens in the ground, it was called "earthen".
Coconut
The usefulness of coconut milk, extracted from pulp and squeezed through textiles, is to contain a large amount of potassium, a deficiency of which provokes disorders of the nervous system and impairs physical and brain activity.
Coconut is not a nut at all. The caloric content of this coconut palm seed is about 355 kcal per 100 g. It is permissible to eat 1 coconut or drink 100 g of milk of the same name per day.
Almond
Almonds reduce the level of "bad cholesterol" in the blood. In fact, this is also not a nut, but the bone of a fruit growing on a tree of the genus plum, almond shells are used in the manufacture of activated carbon.
Cashew nuts
This is a real find, because the substances in the nut block the development of cancer cells. The calorie content of cashew nuts is the third highest after walnuts and peanuts.
An interesting story connects cashews and Queen Elizabeth II. Cups with these nuts are traditionally placed in the corridors of Buckingham Palace - if the monarchs suddenly feel a desire to feast on. The queen once noticed that the number of nuts in a cup was declining, she suspected guarding of theft and began to mark cups to see the level of fullness with nuts. And the guards were warned not to climb their hands in the "August dishes."
Brazilian nut
According to the content of selenium ranks first among "associates". Selenium is a powerful weapon against the development of cancer, its properties contribute to a more active thyroid gland, therefore the aging process is also slowed down.
Remember that exceeding the dosage of selenium can poison you, causing headache, vomiting, cramps and pulmonary edema. Therefore, the maximum daily dose should not go beyond 4 pieces.
Chestnuts
You can eat up to 10 chestnuts per day, it is less fat than other nuts, calorie chestnut - only 131 calories per 100 g.
In no case do not take risks, tearing chestnuts anywhere, you need to eat special, cooked, otherwise everything is possible, up to a fatal outcome.
Elite macadamia - the most expensive nut
The "King of Nuts" rolls over in value. One kilogram in Moscow costs about 5000-6000 rubles.
This Australian tree, up to 15 meters high, was discovered in the 30s of the 20th century by the botanist Ferdinand von Muller, who named the nut in honor of his friend John Macadam. The tribes that previously cultivated him called him Kindal, Boomer, Mulimbimbi. The tree was considered sacred.
It begins to bear fruit only after the tenth year of life, but how generously: up to 100 kg of round nuts with a diameter of about 2 centimeters in diameter are harvested from one tree. The nut has a very dense shell, and you will have to work hard to open it.
Calorie macadamia - 718 kcal per 100 g of product. Vitamins of group B occupy a significant place in the composition of the nut, it has a hematopoietic function, and accordingly, the use of this nut reduces the risk of anemia.
Eat a day no more than 15 pieces, which is equivalent to 30 grams.
How are nuts good for humans?
1. For steel muscles.
If you go to the gym to build muscle, do not forget to include a handful of nuts in the diet after training.
2. For excellent brain function.
American researchers claim that eating 6 walnuts per day stimulates the purification of blood vessels and strengthen the heart. You need to eat 30 grams of nuts, and thanks to the saturation of the brain with antioxidants, it will become much easier to think and think!
3. Strengthen male power.
Nuts have an excellent effect on the health and blood supply of blood vessels, which only passionate Caucasians cost, adding walnuts to almost all food.
4. Against pain.
There are products that can relieve pain. According to American scientists, the leaders in this category are sunflower seeds and pumpkins. The third place belongs to nuts: the zinc and copper contained in them help relieve spasms.
5. Favored pregnancy.
Nuts are champions in the content of vitamin E, indispensable for women's health. In sunflower seeds contains folic acid, which protects the child from the development of various pathologies.