Saturday, January 30, 2010

Nuts For You

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NUTS

FIBER CONTENT (per ounce)

  • Almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios: 3 grams
  • Brazil nuts, walnuts, peanuts: 2 grams
  • Cashews: 1 gram

PROTEIN CONTENT (per ounce)

  • Peanuts: 7 grams
  • Almonds, pistachios: 6 grams
  • Cashews: 5 grams
  • Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, walnuts: 4 grams
  • Pecans: 3 grams

MONOUNSATURATED (heart-healthy!) FAT (per ounce)

  • Hazelnuts: 12.9 grams
  • Pecans: 11.5 grams
  • Almonds: 8.7 grams
  • Brazil nuts, peanuts: 6.9 grams
  • Cashews: 6.7 grams
  • Pistachios: 6.6 grams

OMEGA 3: OMEGA 6 RATIO (per ounce)

  • Walnuts: 1:4
  • Pecans: 1:20
  • Pistachios: 1:51
  • Hazelnuts: 1:89
  • Cashews: 1:125
  • Brazil nuts: 1:1,139
  • Almonds: 1:2,181
  • Peanuts: 1:5,491

All of them, meanwhile, are good sources of vitamin E, magnesium, and manganese. Calorie amounts range from 155 (cashews) to 195 (pecans).

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