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Almonds. Thanks to their healthy monounsaturated fat content, almonds are a heart-friendly addition to your diet. They’re also a rich source of fiber, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin E. Dandrea ...
A study of more than 17,000 Americans, published in 2017 in Nutrition Journal, found that those who replaced between-meal snacks with almonds or other tree nuts saw a major increase in their ...
Almonds, peanuts, cashews, and other nuts introduce a nice crunchy element to whatever you’re eating, as well as other perks like protein, healthy fats, and magnesium.
Almonds are a rich source of oil, with 50% of kernel dry mass as fat (whole almond nutrition table). In relation to total dry mass of the kernel, almond oil contains 32% monounsaturated oleic acid (an omega-9 fatty acid ), 13% linoleic acid (a polyunsaturated omega-6 essential fatty acid ), and 10% saturated fatty acid (mainly as palmitic acid ).
The tables below include tabular lists for selected basic foods, compiled from United States Dept. of Agriculture sources.Included for each food is its weight in grams, its calories, and (also in grams,) the amount of protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and saturated fat. [1]
In the table above, magnesium appears to be an anomaly as the recommended intake for adult men is 420 mg/day (women 350 mg/day) while the UL is lower than the recommended, at 350 mg. The reason is that the UL is specific to consuming more than 350 mg of magnesium all at once, in the form of a dietary supplement, as this may cause diarrhea.
While almonds provide 6 grams of protein and 160 calories per serving, walnuts will give you a little over 4 grams of protein for 185 calories. Those numbers are quite similar.
Almond butter contains significantly more fiber, calcium, potassium, iron, and manganese than peanut butter, [1] and about half the saturated fat, [2] although a slightly higher total fat content. Almonds, a type of tree nut, are not legumes, whereas peanuts are, so almond butter can be consumed by those looking to avoid legumes.