Almond, interesting facts

Almonds are very famous for their quality. Used in food manufacture, especially, in confectionary, very tasty food.

The almonds are nutritious, rich with mineral substances and vitamins. The almonds contain vitamin B, minerals (iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium). It is rich with the vitamin E, being a natural antioxidant. It helps to prevent heart diseases and some versions of a cancer. Almonds also use as a demulcent. It is useful to a brain and sight, helps at an asthma and intestines ulcers, it recommend to use at the raised level of cholesterol, a hypertension, susceptibility to tumoral diseases, adiposity, ulcers of intestines and eye illnesses. The qualitative almonds gather in the USA, Spain, Turkey and Greece.

Nutrients, vitamins, microelements on 100 gr:

Caloric content: 703.6 kcal;

Water: 4.8 gr;

Fibers: 16.1 gr;

Fats: 66.9 gr;

Carbohydrates: 9.9 gr;

Starch: 9.9 gr;

Ashes: 2.3 gr;

Vitamin A: 0.010 mg;

Vitamin B1: 0.3 mg;

Vitamin B2: 0.1 mg;

Vitamin B3: 1.1 mg;

Vitamin B6: 0.7 mg;

Vitamin B9: 68.0 mkg;

Vitamin C: 1.4 mg;

Vitamin E: 25.5 mg;

Vitamin PP: 2.0 mg;

Iron: 3.0 mg;

Capossodium: 717.0 mg;

Calcium: 170.0 mg;

Magnesium: 172.0 mg;

Sodium: 3.0 mg;

Sulphur: 190.0 mg;

Phosphorus: 299.0 mg;

Chlorine: 22.0 mg;

Iodine: 0.2 mkg;

Cobalt: 12.3 mkg;

Manganese: 4200.0 mkg;

Copper: 1125.0 mkg;

Fluorine: 17.0 mkg;

Zinc: 2440.0 mkg.